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2019-09-19 Arabia
Saudi Arabia shares evidence linking Iran to Aramco oil facility attack
[Rudaw] 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...
’s defense ministry has unveiled evidence linking its archrival 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...
to last weekend’s attacks on its state-owned oil installations. The revelations come as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives in Riyadh to discuss potential retaliation.

Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry front man Col. Turki al-Maliki cast doubt on the claim that drones or cruise missiles thought to have been used in the attack could have reached the facility from Yemen
...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...
, calling this a "false narrative".

Speaking at a presser in the Saudi capital on Wednesday evening, the defense ministry front man said the evidence and calculations based on the range of such weapons suggests the attack came from the north.

"The attack was launched from the north and unquestionably sponsored by Iran," Maliki said. "We are working to know the exact launch point."

This raises questions as to whether the attack originated from Iran or even from Iraqi territory, where Iran-backed militias have a significant presence.

That the attack was sponsored by Iran is "undeniable", he added.

Debris from the attack was presented at the press briefing including parts of an Iranian-made delta-wing UAV drone and a "Ya Ali" cruise missile.

Three cruise missiles hit the facility before Saudi air defense batteries blocked further impacts, the front man said.

Eighteen UAVs and seven cruise missiles were fired in total, he added.

The front man called the attack an "affront to international law" and "an assault on the international community".

"We call the international community to condemn this Iranian brutal attack," he said.

Related: the Daily Mail has photos, video, maps, and so forth. Happy examining, dear Reader!
Posted by trailing wife 2019-09-19 00:46|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Iran 

#1 Can I ask exactly what the Saudis intend to do about it? This is an act of war against them and their territory, after all.

Or do they expect others to do their work, as usual?
Posted by Tom 2019-09-19 13:27||   2019-09-19 13:27|| Front Page Top

#2 No "or" about it.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-09-19 13:30||   2019-09-19 13:30|| Front Page Top

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