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2019-09-19 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Saudi oil attacks an 'act of war' by Iran, not Yemen rebels, Pompeo claims
[FOXNEWS] U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described the weekend bombing on Saudi oil facilities as an "act of war" and called it an "Iranian attack" on one of the world's largest oil processing facilities.

Pompeo, speaking from Jeddah, Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
, on Wednesday, said that even if the "fraudulent claims" of responsibility by the Yemen

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...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
rebels were true, "it doesn't change the fingerprints of the Ayatollah as having put at risk the global energy supply."

His comments come hours after President Trump tweeted that he had ordered Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to "substantially increase sanctions" on Iran, amid escalating tensions between the two countries.

Earlier this week, Trump said it was "looking like" Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan, the abbreviation IRGC is a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA), the term Supreme Guide is a cognate form of either Shah or Führer or maybe both, and they hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
was responsible for the bombing but did not publically accuse Tehran of the attack.

"Well, it’s looking that way," the president told news hounds at the White House on Monday when asked if Iran was responsible. "We’ll let you know definitively." He added: "That’s being checked out right now."

Iran, who has repeatedly denied involvement in the bombings, warned Wednesday that it would "immediately" retaliate against the United States if Tehran is targeted over a crippling weekend attack on Saudi oil facilities.

The threat, which was sent via the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, also condemned previous remarks made by Secretary Pompeo and other high-ranking U.S. officials suggesting Iran was behind the move.

"Iran’s response will be prompt and strong, and it may include broader areas than the source of attacks," Iran’s Mehr News Agency
...And if you can't believe Mehr News Agency who can you believe?...
reported.

Tehran’s Fars News Agency added that any response would be "rapid and crushing."

Meanwhile,
...back at the pond, the enormous newt was trying to decide if Gloria was edible...
Saudi officials alleged on Wednesday that Iranian cruise missiles and drones were behind the attack on Sunday, showing journalists remains of the weapons. However,
today is that tomorrow you were thinking about yesterday...
they stopped short of directly accusing Iran of launching the assault.

Saudi military front man Col. Turki al-Malki said the attack "came from the north," without saying specifically where it originated. Iraq and Iran are to the north of Saudi Arabia across the Persian Gulf.

"The attack could not have originated from Yemen," he said, disputing the claim by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels that they launched the weapons.

Posted by Fred 2019-09-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [15 views ]  Top
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