Iran rejects Pompeo’s ‘lies’ about Yemeni drone raids on Saudi oil sites
Tehran (KNA) - Tehran has dismissed the US’s claim of Iranian involvement in the recent Yemeni drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities, saying Washington seems to be shifting from a failed campaign of “maximum pressure” to one of “maximum lying” and “deceit” against the Islamic Republic.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif responded in a tweet on Sunday to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claim that Tehran had "launched an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply" and "is behind nearly 100 attacks on Saudi Arabia."
Pompeo's rant came after Yemeni armed forces conducted a large-scale drone operation on Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil facilities in response to Riyadh's years-long military aggression, causing a partial halt in crude and gas production from the world's top oil exporter.
The top US diplomat, however, failed short of offering any evidence to substantiate his claim.
Source: PressTV