Smoke from an Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq after attacks.
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The missiles used in the attacks on Saudi Aramco’s facilities, for which the Yemeni-backed Houthi group has claimed responsibility, were manufactured in Iran, a Saudi minister said.
“All the missiles and drones that arrived in Saudi Arabia are manufactured or supplied by Iran,” said Adel Al-Jubeir, the foreign minister. interview with Arab News published Friday afternoon. “Several, as we have said, came from the north; several came from the sea ”.
Houthis said earlier Friday that they attacked an Aramco refinery in the Saudi capital using six bomb-laden drones. The state news agency said the attack, which took place at 6:05 a.m. local time, caused a fire that was subsequently brought under control without affecting the oil supply or its derivatives.
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This month, Saudi Arabia intercepted a rain of drones aimed at its oil infrastructure. The development pushed oil prices above $ 70 a barrel for the first time since January 2020.
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia can rarely cause lives or cause significant damage, but their frequency has increased in recent months, creating unrest in the Gulf, a key region for global oil production and transit.
Al-Jubeir also said that Saudi Arabia’s position on normalization with Israel remains subject to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia could be on its way normalize the loops.