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Who attacked the Saudi oil facilities?
Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, as the group steps up strikes on the kingdom.
Why was Aramco attacked?
The strikes were in response to an escalation by Saudi-led coalition forces, which increased air strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, Saree said. It also came as joint forces backed by the coalition continued to make advances in Hais district in the Hodiedah province.
When were Saudi oil fields attacked?
14 September 2019
| Abqaiq–Khurais attack | |
|---|---|
| Target | Saudi Aramco facilities |
| Date | 14 September 2019 c. 04:00 a.m. (SAST, UTC+3) |
| Executed by | Houthis (claimed responsibility, denied by United Nations investigators) Iran (per Saudi and United States officials and United Nations investigators; denied by Iran) |
Who discovered oil in Arab?
In the 1930s, Chief geologist at Casoc and Aramco expat, Max Steineke revolutionised hydrocarbon exploration in the Middle East using structure drilling – which led to some of the first discoveries of oil in Saudi Arabia.
Who is most likely behind the Saudi oil attack?
The Trump administration said Iran was most likely behind the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities on Saturday, citing intelligence assessments and satellite photographs showing what officials said was evidence of Iranian involvement .
Is Iran involved in the Yemen Houthi attack?
The sophistication of the attack far exceeds that shown in previous attacks by the Houthis, raising the likelihood of direct Iranian involvement. The satellite photos alone are not enough to support American claims that the strikes appeared to have come from the direction of Iran or Iraq.
Did the Yemen drones attack really originate from Iran?
Trump administration officials said that the attacks might have involved a combination of drones and cruise missiles and that they did not originate from Yemen, where the Iranian-backed Houthi militia claimed responsibility. Iran has denied any involvement. The publicly available evidence is consistent with a few aspects of the White House claims.