According to information received by CNN, the recent attacks against Saudi’s oil facilities have been possibly conducted from inside Iraq, rejecting Yemen-based Houthi’s scenario, which claimed the organization was responsible.
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claimed the responsibility for two attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, disturbing at least half of the country’s oil capacity and 5 percent of the daily global oil supply.
“Preliminary indications are that the attacks likely originated from Iraq, a source with knowledge of the incident told CNN,” the News Agency reported on Sunday.
Iranian forces and their proxies are especially in control of Southern part of Iraq, rising the possibility of Iran’s participation in attacking Saudi’s oil facilities.
A number of US authorities including the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have blamed Iran for the Saturday attacks on Saudi Arabia’s facilities. A republican senator Lindsey Graham went further and suggested to attack Iran’s oil refineries if provocations continue.
Tehran has denied any involvement, but its Revolutionary Guards have once again threatened American forces in the region, warning that US bases and aircraft carriers are within the range of Iranian missiles.
