SAUDI ARABIA – Leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom in a joint statement accused Iran for the attacks earlier this month on Saudi oil installations.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued their statement on Monday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The European leaders said there was no other plausible explanation for the attacks, which shut down half of Saudi Arabia’s oil production.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels claimed they carried out the Sept. 14 attacks while Iran itself denied any involvement.
Eighteen drones and seven cruise missiles hit an oil field and processing facility.
Saudi Arabia and the United States – which is sending more troops to the kingdom – also blamed Iran for the attacks.(BBC)
