Iran confirms it’s ‘all-out war’ if US or Saudi attacks
Saudi and US officials have said that the drones and missiles used were made by Iran, and have ruled out Yemen as a launch site
19 September 2019 - 15:37
Dubai — Iran’s foreign minister has warned that any US or Saudi strike on his country in response to the attacks on the kingdom’s critical oil facilities would lead to “all-out war”.
In an interview with CNN, Javad Zarif reiterated that Iran wasn’t involved in the weekend attacks on Saudi oil facilities and hoped to avoid a conflict. He said Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition for four years and claimed responsibility, had the capability to carry out such a sophisticated operation...
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