Saudi Arabia suspects Iranian-backed terrorists. While Iran is blaming the United States.
The diplomatic finger-pointing occurs amid rising tensions in the Middle East after armed drones targeted a Saudi oil pipeline, the second attack on the nation’s infrastructure in as many days. (US News)
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih did not directly identify the perpetrator of the attack but said the incidents prove the importance of the kingdom’s continued conflict against terrorist groups, including the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, according to the country’s state news service. Oil prices spiked as a result of the attacks, Reuters reports.
Saudi Arabia continues to wage war in Yemen against those militias in what is considered a proxy conflict between the oil-rich gulf state and its arch-rival Iran, which backs the Houthis. U.S. and allied intelligence assessments indicate Iran was also behind sabotaging two Saudi oil tankers on Monday.
The Yemeni military was not known to have developed armed drones, according to a global analysis by the think tank New America, making it likely the weapons were provided or operated by the rebels’ patron, Iran.
These latest incidents contribute to a broad risk of escalation in the region. And they come as the Trump administration takes a new hard-line approach against Iran, dispatching new U.S. military assets to the region to counter what it considers a new threat from Tehran against American forces and their allies.
Iran and our own Democrat Politicians are in Cahoots with each other and working against the American People and against all Christians and Jews.
No reason for the U.S. to let either the Saudis or Israelis maneuver us into attacking their enemy. Hopefully folks on this site are THINKING and not just allowing themselves to be played. Ask WHO BENEFITS. Ask if anything was LEARNED from Iraq and Afghanistan. Ask WHERE will our debt ridden nation get the money to fight unnecessary wars. Ask WHY should Americans die for Israel and the Saudi Royal family.
Agree that we should not be looked as the brother with the big bat. It was SA ship that was attacked. Let them and their mideast friends strike Iranian targets. If Trump wants to back them up ok, right after they ask for Israeli help.
Let’s see…. The economy is better than ever, Unemployment is the lowest in 50 years, minorities have the lowest unemployment in history,….. wow I guess you must be right as it is obvious the President has no idea what he’s doing James Schwindt you moron.
Some years ago I made a trip to Saudi Arabia and I found the people warm and welcoming. I treasure their friendship.
Did Iran borrow the tin foil hats from Trump, Pence, and Graham?
No….Iran listened to Kerry and Obama the two American traitors
You don’t have a problem with Trump kissing Putin’s, Un’s, Orban’s, and Xi’s asses? He’s so jealous of their dictatorships that he’s turning green with envy.
I live in Montana where the farmers are ruing the day they voted for Trump. Nearly all of them I’ve talked to….and that’s a lot of them….say they’ll never vote for Trump again. His unwarranted tariffs are ruining grain farmers in this state. Grain farmers in the midwest can’t even get rid of last year’s crop. And if they plant this year(planting has been delayed by flooding), they know that they’ll do it at a loss right out of the chute. Their love for Trump from 2016 has faded immensely in 2019. So Trump wants to pay the farmers billions for their losses. Those billions won’t come close to covering said losses. And guess what; those billions are going to be paid for by us taxpayers. Trump’s folly. Absolutely no economic sense whatever.
if the farmers did not waste so much on those fancy tractors and trucks on those expensive contests they seem to have bragging rights they need not cry now and hold tight Trump knows he is doing.
Most modern farmers are lackies of Monsanto and value volume (even if poison) over quality.
Farmers have got fat on socialist subsidies for too long.
You sure like to talk a lot and your hate is shining through! Just don’t make the mistake of sending threatening letters and tweet to President Trump followed by packages with white powder!
Look, morons, there are a lot more people affected by these trade agreements than the grain producers and the whole nation looks to profit from a well negotiated deal. The Chineses have been ripping all of us off for decades thanks to the crooked Democrats. Cheap goods were the bait. Now they have stolen our prowess, our secrets, our technology, and our money. All for Clinton, Biden and Obama to get their share of the loot as well. As long as there are folks that would take any deal to save their pocketbook they US as a whole will get screwed! Let Trump do his job! If you want to bitch about something target the Democrats. They are screwing up everything!
Good response Equalizer.
Where did You rent Yours from? Sponsors of terrorists are indeed terrorists.
Persia has been the seat of unrest for over 2,000 Years—what’s new?
Giving plane loads of cash to Iran did nothing other than help Them with Their nuclear ambitions and see America as weak & stupid.
Iran is doing what the Iran Mullahs have been doing since the beginning of time; causing grief for the rest of the world.
The Mullahs have threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz multiple times over the past years and still haven’t figured out that doing that would stop their oil exports . . . . the only income they have to keep their people under the sword and slow down their export of Terrorism throughout the world.
Now that the USA is an exporter of oil and LNG, and growing rapidly, if they block the Strait it would only help our economy . . . . but, the Mullahs are so driven by hate they have lost simple rational thought processes.
No, they took the hundreds of millions of dollars that Obama gave them and bought some second rate weapons from the Chinese and now they think they’ve got a shot at us.
How does it feel to be a totally ignorant a–hole? You know James, if you kept you mouth closed no one would know what an idiot you are!
You know damned well a liberal democrat can’t keep their mouth shut. They have their head up their ass so they have to let their farts out of their mouths.
Where did You rent Yours from? Sponsors of terrorists are indeed terrorists.
Persia has been the seat of unrest for over 2,000 Years—what’s new?
No, they know that liberal democrats have an over-abundance of them and that they could get them easier through people like you, who support terrorism, racism, and the killing of babies.
No James Iran did borrow tin foil from Trump,Pence or Graham. They got them from your mother!
I share your sentiments, Dan, but as far back as the days of Moses, and before him, as far back as the ancient kingdoms of Ur and Egypt, the Semitic (not Jews) cultures whose descendants now uniformly embrace Islam, have been pounded, slaughtered, decimated, and killed by the thousands…to no avail. Kill one and three more (dumber than before) pop up. We will never nuke them; let’s be realistic about that. The best we can do is thin the herd. It would be more helpful to follow Shakespeare’s advice and kill all the lawyers–and Progressives.
Maybe it would help most to kill the religion. Christ, the ‘New and Living Way’ can do that. The only problem with that is that Christians today don’t know the scriptures or what it is they are about.
On a lighter note, I wish to point out that Muslims are already in the Stone Age.
Iran and Saudi been at war with each other forever it seems.. Those two are behind the crisis going on in all countries.. One claimed to be the closest relative to the
quran prophet then the other..
Bomb ALL MUSLIMS BACK TO THE STONE AGE! When are you stupid liberals going to learn they want to KILL ANYONE that opposes Islam. Do nothing and get bit or beheaded.