Iran rejects fresh accusations over Saudi oil attack

2019-09-24 11:53:44

Iran has rejected a joint statement by the leaders of France, Germany and the UK who blamed it for attacks earlier this month on Saudi oil installations. Iran's foreign minister accused them of "parroting absurd US claims". The European leaders said there was no other plausible explanation for the attacks, which shut down half of Saudi Arabia's oil production. But they said they remained committed to the 2015 international deal on Iran's nuclear programme. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have claimed they carried out the 14 September attacks while Iran itself has denied any involvement. Eighteen drones and seven cruise missiles hit an oil field and processing facility. Saudi Arabia has blamed Iran for the attacks, as has the US which is sending more troops to the kingdom.