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Royal envoy 3 level 62 expert11/29/2022 ![]() "These attacks prove again that it is important for us to face terrorist entities, including the Houthi militias in Yemen that are backed by Iran," Falih said in an English-language statement issued by his ministry. A fifth of global oil consumption passes through the strait from Middle East crude producers to much of the world. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih, in comments run by state media, said global oil supplies were threatened by the drone attack and Sunday's sabotage of four vessels, including two Saudi tankers, off Fujairah emirate, a major bunkering hub near the Strait of Hormuz. Brent was trading at $71.37 a barrel by 1715 GMT, up 1.62%. Oil prices rose on news of the attack on the Saudi pumping stations, more than 200 miles (320 km) west of the capital Riyadh. The energy minister of Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, said the latest attacks caused a fire, now contained, and minor damage at one pump station, but did not disrupt oil output or exports of crude and petroleum products. The pipeline mainly transports crude from the kingdom's eastern fields to the port of Yanbu, which lies north of Bab al-Mandeb. Aramco said it had temporarily shut down the East-West pipeline, known as Petroline, to evaluate its condition. The Houthis have repeatedly hit Saudi cities with drones and missiles, but two Saudi sources told Reuters this was the first time a facility of the state-run Aramco had been attacked by drones. A Saudi-led coalition has been battling the Houthis for four years in Yemen to try to restore the internationally recognized government in a conflict widely seen as a Saudi-Iran proxy war. ROYAL ENVOY 3 LEVEL 62 EXPERT TVHOUTHI TV CLAIMS DRONE ATTACK Houthi-run Masirah TV earlier said the group had carried out drone attacks on "vital" Saudi installations in response to "continued aggression and blockade" on Yemen. government were pursuing dangerous policies. Iran rejects the allegation of Iranian involvement and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that "extremist individuals" in the U.S. official said Iran was a leading candidate for the tanker sabotage but the United States did not have conclusive proof. The official said possible perpetrators might include Houthi rebels in Yemen and Iran-backed Shi'ite militias based in Iraq, but Washington had no hard evidence. national security agencies believe proxies sympathetic to or working for Iran may have sabotaged the tankers off the UAE coast rather than Iranian forces themselves, a U.S. The Trump administration's sanctions are designed to choke off Iran's oil exports in an effort to force Iran to accept more stringent limits on its nuclear and missile programs. Under the accord negotiated by Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, Tehran agreed to curb its uranium enrichment capacity, a potential pathway to a nuclear bomb, in return for sanctions relief. Trump withdrew the United States from the pact a year ago and has increased economic sanctions on Iran. He repeated that Tehran would not negotiate with Washington over Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with major powers. The Iranian nation has chosen the path of resistance," he said in comments carried by Iran's state TV. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said there would not be war with the United States despite mounting tensions over Iranian nuclear capabilities, its missile program and its support for proxies in Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. And if we did that, we'd send a hell of a lot more troops than that," Trump told reporters. Hopefully we're not going to have to plan for that. ![]() "It's fake news, OK? Now, would I do that? Absolutely. officials were discussing a military plan to send up to 120,000 troops to the Middle East to counter any attack or nuclear weapons acceleration by Iran. ![]() President Donald Trump denied a New York Times report that U.S. ![]() The attacks took place against a backdrop of U.S.-Iranian tension following Washington's decision this month to try to cut Iran's oil exports to zero and to beef up its military presence in the Gulf in response to what it said were Iranian threats. By Stephen Kalin and Rania El Gamal RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said armed drones struck two oil pumping stations in the kingdom on Tuesday in what it called a "cowardly" act of terrorism two days after Saudi oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. ![]()
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