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Evidence points to Iran involvement in attack, says Saudi alliance, as oil prices soar

An attack on Saudi Arabia that triggered the biggest jump in oil prices in almost 30 years was carried out with Iranian weapons, a Saudi-led coalition said on Monday, as President Donald Trump said the United States was “locked and loaded” to hit back. The Iran-aligned Houthi group that...

Yemen rebels threaten new attacks on Saudi oil sites

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels, who claimed responsibility for devastating weekend attacks on Saudi oil facilities, threatened Monday to carry out more strikes and urged foreigners to stay away. "We assure the Saudi regime that our long hand can reach any place we want at any time we...

U.S. says committed to well-supplied oil markets after attack on Saudi plants

The White House said on Saturday that the United States was committed to keeping oil markets well-supplied in the wake of an attack on Saudi Arabian oil plants by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group. “The United States strongly condemns today’s attack on critical energy...

U.S. envoy to Saudi Arabia condemns attacks on Aramco oil facilities

The U.S. envoy to Saudi Arabia condemned as “unacceptable” drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities on Saturday which were claimed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement. “The U.S. strongly condemns today’s drone attacks against oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais. These attacks...