Riyadh claimed that the projectiles that earlier in September struck two key Saudi Aramco oil production facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais were produced in Iran and were fired from the direction of Iranian territory.
“The Iranian history of the past 40 years has been one of aggression especially against my country […] Appeasing Iran has only fueled Iran's aggressive behavior”, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir told Fox News.
As a result of the 14 September attacks, Saudi Arabia suspended production of an reported 5.7 million barrels of crude oil per day, over half of its total daily output, according to Riyadh statements.
Although Yemen's Houthi movement acknowledged responsibility for the attacks, the United States put the blame on Iran, as have France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Iran denies all claims of involvement in the devastating attacks on its oil production infrastructure.
“We have been calling for a global effort to contain Iran's aggressive behavior […] Iran has to decide if it's a revolution or a nation-state. If it's a nation-state, it must abide by the rules of international law, the sovereignty of nations, and respect the principle of non-interference in the affairs of other countries”, Adel al-Jubeir claimed, cited by Fox News.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in his latest address to the United Nations General Assembly, fired back at the accusations.
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