President Donald Trump has
ordered stiffer sanctions on Iran over the recent drone strikes on Saudi
Arabian oil facilities.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels had claimed
responsibility for the strikes which cut five per cent of the daily global oil
supply but the US said the rebel group did not have the capacity to carry out
such strike.
“It’s very easy to start. If we
have to do something, we’ll do it… we’ll be adding some very significant
sanctions against Iran,” Trump had earlier said.
Asked if he’s looking at a
military strike, the president said: “We’ll see what happens… there’s the
ultimate option and there are options less powerful than that … the ultimate
option meaning go in, war.”
Speaking on Wednesday after a
meeting with Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, in the oil-rich
kingdom, Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, described the attacks as an “act
of war”.
“This was an Iranian attack. We
were blessed there were no Americans killed in this attack, but anytime you
have an act of war of this nature, there’s always a risk that could happen,” he
said.
“That’s my mission here, is to
work with our partners in the region. We will be working with our European
partners as well.
“We’re working to build out a
coalition to develop a plan to deter them. The intelligence community has high
confidence that these were not weapons that would have been in the possession
of the Houthis. As for how we know, the equipment used is unknown to be in the
Houthis’ arsenal.”
The Saudi Arabian military
authorities also claimed they have evidence from surveillance cameras that
showed that Iran was responsible for the attack on their oil facility.
“This attack was launched from
the north, and was unquestionably sponsored by Iran,” said Turki al-Maliki, a
military spokesman said.
“This attack did not originate
from Yemen, despite Iran’s best effort to make it appear so.”
Some experts have warned that
with the projected production shortage of 155 million barrels per month as a
result of the strikes, oil prices could go as high as $100 — last seen six
years ago.
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