Saudi king: Iran-backed groups threaten global oil supplies

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https://www.dw.com/en/saudi-king-iran-backed-groups-threaten-global-oil-supplies/a-48997918

Saudi king: Iran-backed groups threaten global oil supplies

Date 01.06.2019

Saudi Arabia's King Salman accused Iran on Saturday of being behind "terrorist operations" targeting the kingdom. The monarch said Iran's actions represented a threat to global energy supplies.

"These subversive terrorist acts are aimed not only at the kingdom and the Gulf region, but also on the security of navigation and energy supplies to the world," he told Muslim leaders gathered in the holy city of Mecca for a meeting of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
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The Saudi king told those present that Iran was responsible for the alleged attack on four oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in May. He warned that such actions represented a "grave danger" to the security of maritime traffic and the region.

Salman also blamed Iranian-backed terrorist militias of being behind a subsequent drone attack on a Saudi oil pipeline.
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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi criticized the kingdom's position, saying that Tehran regretted "Saudi Arabia's abuse of its privilege as the host" of the OIC "to sow division between Islamic and regional countries."
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[democratisphere]

1. MBS is absolute trouble.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. King Salman sounds as hysterical as Netanyahu.