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Eugene

(61,945 posts)
Mon Sep 23, 2019, 01:47 AM Sep 2019

UK says Iran responsible for attack on Saudi oil facilities

Source: Associated Press

UK says Iran responsible for attack on Saudi oil facilities

By JILL LAWLESS
September 23, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Britain has concluded that Iran was responsible for attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday. He said the U.K. would consider taking part in a U.S.-led military effort to bolster the Gulf kingdom’s defenses.

But the Conservative prime minister also said the U.K. would work with allies to “de-escalate” Middle East tensions that have soared since the Sept. 14 attack on the world’s largest oil processor and an oil field.

Britain had previously held back from attributing blame for the drone and missile attack. Saudi Arabia and the United States say Iran was responsible.

Johnson told reporters flying with him late Sunday to New York for the U.N. General Assembly that now “the U.K. is attributing responsibility with a very high degree of probability to Iran” for the attack by drones and cruise missiles.

“We will be working with our American friends and our European friends to construct a response that tries to de-escalate tensions in the Gulf region,” Johnson said.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/ee973164333e44f4b94ea590590f4ed2
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UK says Iran responsible for attack on Saudi oil facilities (Original Post) Eugene Sep 2019 OP
If they can get Kim Jung Un on board Turbineguy Sep 2019 #1
What's the laugh called that one gives but not in response to something actually funny? sprinkleeninow Sep 2019 #4
Where's Kermit Roosevelt when you need im? soryang Sep 2019 #2
I have no subject line. Fresh out. sprinkleeninow Sep 2019 #3

sprinkleeninow

(20,255 posts)
4. What's the laugh called that one gives but not in response to something actually funny?
Mon Sep 23, 2019, 02:28 AM
Sep 2019

I just gave a laugh such as that to what you wrote which is so disturbingly true.

😬

sprinkleeninow

(20,255 posts)
3. I have no subject line. Fresh out.
Mon Sep 23, 2019, 02:20 AM
Sep 2019

Media sez this:
"Britain has concluded that Iran was responsible for attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday."

Then the U.K. sez this:
"...the U.K. is attributing responsibility with a very high degree of probability to Iran” for the attack by drones and cruise missiles.

It's CONCLUDED Iran IS responsible.

Or wait, mb actually "attributing responsibility with a very high degree of PROBABILITY to Iran".

BJ, the unstable jeenyus' buddy boy.

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