a minute agoStoltenberg voices concern over attacks in Saudi Arabia
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)NATO military alliance leader Jens Stoltenberg said he is extremely concerned by the escalation of tensions following weekend attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. We call on all parties to prevent such attacks again, because they can have negative consequences throughout the region. We are far too [...]
We call on all parties to prevent such attacks again, because they can have negative consequences throughout the region. We are extremely concerned about the risk of escalation”, Stoltenberg said in an interview for the AFP news agency.
On Monday, the United States published some satellite images showing damage to oil facilities, and they pointed to Iran's finger of guilt.
Iran denied involvement in attacks.
The Huth rebels in Yemen, who are linked to Iran, claimed responsibility.
Huth has staged attacks on Saudi land before.
However, the latter were much larger and hit the world's largest oil processing plant and another oil field.
The immediate effect was to reduce 5% of global oil supplies and increase prices.
Stoltenberg also said Iran “is destabilizing the entire region”.
