Iran loses last innocence papers from Aramco attack

[yota691]

Saudi King: We will defend our lands and facilities, whatever the source of the attacks

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2019-09-17 | 08:00

 

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Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz said on Tuesday that his country will defend its territory and facilities "whatever the source of attacks against them."

King Salman expressed his thanks and appreciation to the leaders of brotherly and friendly countries, officials of countries and regional and international organizations and all those who expressed their condemnation of the sabotage attack on two Aramco factories in Abqaiq and Khurais Immigration. "According to the Saudi Press Agency" SPA ".

King Salman reaffirmed "the Kingdom's ability to deal with the effects of such cowardly attacks, which not only target vital installations of the Kingdom, but also target global oil supplies and threaten the stability of the global economy."

 

 

At a cabinet meeting, the king stressed Saudi Arabia's ability to deal with "these cowardly attacks."

In turn, Saudi Information Minister Turki bin Abdullah al-Shabana said in a statement after the meeting that "the Council of Ministers reaffirmed that the objective of this unprecedented sabotage aggression that threatens international peace and security is primarily directed at global energy supplies and that it is an extension of previous hostilities." Pumping stations to Saudi Aramco using Iranian weapons, "he called on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities in condemning those behind it and clearly confront these barbaric acts that affect the backbone of the global economy.

 

The Cabinet briefed the Minister of Energy on the serious effects of the sabotage attack on Saudi Aramco factories in Abqaiq and Khurais, which, according to preliminary estimates, led to the suspension of quantities of crude oil supplies estimated at 5.7 million barrels. Production of associated gas is estimated at 2 billion cubic feet per day, and a reduction of about 50% of the supply of ethane and natural gas liquids.

The Council affirmed that "this cowardly attack on the largest and most important crude oil processing plants in the world, is an extension of the repeated attacks on vital facilities, and threatened freedom of navigation and affected the stability of global economic growth," the Council stressed, It calls on the international community to take stricter measures to stop these blatant attacks that threaten the region, the security of oil supplies and the world economy, and to hold accountable and deter those behind them. ''

Earlier on Saturday, Saudi Arabia was attacked by two oil facilities of the giant oil company "Aramco" in the east of the country, namely the Abqaiq oil refinery and the Khurais migration field, which was adopted by the Yemeni Houthi group Ansar Allah, which said the operation was carried out by 10 drones. .

[yota691]

CNN: The attack on Aramco was carried out by missiles fired from an Iranian base near Iraq

Political | 03:34 - 17/09/2019

 

 

 

 

CNN: The attack on Aramco was carried out by missiles fired from an Iranian base near Iraq

[yota691]

Haaretz warns of an escalation affecting Israel after the Aramco attack

Political | 03:55 - 17/09/2019

 

 

 

 

BAGHDAD balances News
confirmed that an Israeli newspaper, that the attack on Saudi Arabia attributed to Iran Aramco, " the equivalent of a war", pointing out that the consequences of this attack, the renewed tension that could spiral out of control and lead to an escalation of a regional affect "Israel".
The newspaper "Haaretz" Hebrew, in a report published by the Israeli expert Amos Harel, that "the Iranian attack on Saudi oil facilities, is the most dramatic development in the Gulf, since the withdrawal of the United States of America nuclear agreement," explaining that "Iran continues to officially deny its relationship with the attack ".
She added that the administration of US President Donald Trump, "recently showed increased willingness to resume talks with the Iranians, with a view to reaching a new agreement, but Tehran's move comes against this trend," noting that "
"Will the Iranian attack draw more concessions from Washington?" She said. "We have already learned that it is difficult to bet on Trump's steps. So far, the president's response is relatively small, and he continues to air more willingness to talk to the Iranians than to confront them." .
Haaretz estimated that Saturday's attack was almost equivalent to waging war, and Saudi Arabia acknowledged that the operation had damaged nearly half the oil production capacity, and that oil prices have risen in the last two days by about $ 10 a barrel.
According to the Israeli point of view, "there are potential repercussions here; first: the renewed tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia as well as the United States, and this tension can spiral out of control, and lead to a regional escalation, will affect Israel, and secondly; the Iranian attack indicates the growing and sophisticated ability of the regime Iranian cruise missiles. "
"Israel is outside the current range of these cruise missiles, but they are exposed to Iran's ballistic missiles, while these capabilities could be in the future of Hezbollah, and in the way Iran thinks about a devastating and sudden strike on infrastructure targets."
"This is another indication of the need for rapid development of Israel's defense and interception systems, with an emphasis on fortifying strategic sites," the paper said.
"The merger between Iran's continued denial of its relationship with the attack and its announcement that President Hassan Rouhani and Trump will not meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York at the end of this month seem like raising the bet," she said. The new economic imposed by Washington, which requires the transfer of negotiations to the practical and public stage, the complete abolition of sanctions as a precedent. "
Haaretz warned that "Iran goes very close to the edge, while Washington did not give any indication that the recent attack in Saudi Arabia will lead to a change in policy on their part towards Iran," explaining that "Trump announced that the US military response is ready, At the same time, he described the attack as a Saudi problem, not an American one. "
She continued: "Trump also announced his readiness to hold negotiations with Iran, and at the same time denied his readiness to hold talks without preconditions," noting that "it is difficult to conclude a comprehensive US policy on Tehran."
"Iran has done a great deal of damage to Saudi Arabia, has proven its ability to disrupt the global oil industry, and has challenged Trump," the newspaper said. "The president has yet to decide how to respond, although in the meantime he is not broadcasting A clear desire for confrontation

[Butifldrm]

King Salman warns Aramco attacks threaten the global economy

 

King Salman stressed that Saudi Arabia will continue to defend its territory and facilities from those who attack the Kingdom. (SPA)

Updated 16 sec ago

ARAB NEWS

September 17, 201915:09

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Saudi Arabia's King Salman condemned on Tuesday the attacks on Aramco and confirmed the Kingdom's ability to deal with these 'cowardly attacks.'

"These attacks are not aimed at vital installations of Saudi Arabia, but threaten the global economy," the Saudi king said. 

King Salman stressed that Saudi Arabia will continue to defend its territory and facilities from those who attack the Kingdom.

He called on the international community to take tougher measures to stop these attack.

Meanwhile, the Saudi Council of Ministers said that these attacks threaten international peace and security. 

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1555706/saudi-arabia

[yota691]

A drones penetrate Kuwaiti airspace and fly over the Emir's palace

One of the drones

 15 September 2019 07:54 AM

Mubasher: The Kuwaiti security services received a report saying that a drone had penetrated Kuwait's airspace early on Saturday .

The newspaper "Al-Rai", citing sources, that the plane reaches a length of 3 meters, flying over the area of Dar Salwa, for a long time .

The sources added that the plane "came from the sea, and approached the beach of Bidaa, where it opened the front searchlight for one minute, and then hovered over the Palace of Dar Salwa; a private residence of the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and returned to the roundabout Bidaa and then headed inside Facebook Facebook logo Links on " Kuwait City .

Local sources in Kuwait did not give any further details about the circumstances of the incident .

[dinarham]

The later response says that nothing of any significance was bombed ,and there is no information about casualties . Looks to me that Iran is just playing tough . 

[jg1]

43 minutes ago, dinarham said:

The later response says that nothing of any significance was bombed ,and there is no information about casualties . Looks to me that Iran is just playing tough . 

I showed my middle eastern. Co-worker the news about Iran and the attack. He said they wanted war. They probably want it and then blame it on the USA.

[dinarham]

The only problem is that they wouldn't be there to get whatever it is they want .The US has enough power to level their mountains 

26 minutes ago, jg1 said:

I showed my middle eastern. Co-worker the news about Iran and the attack. He said they wanted war. They probably want it and then blame it on the USA.

 

[DoD]

A person would think that a country able to carry out an assignation by chopping up a reporter in one of their embassies, would be certainly capable of protecting their oil fields... 

[jg1]

10 minutes ago, DoD said:

A person would think that a country able to carry out an assignation by chopping up a reporter in one of their embassies, would be certainly capable of protecting their oil fields... 

Im sure if they want help from us, President Trump will send them a hefty bill. Hopefully!

[3n1]

18 minutes ago, DoD said:

A person would think that a country able to carry out an assignation by chopping up a reporter in one of their embassies, would be certainly capable of protecting their oil fields... 

 

Yup DoD , everytime id see that Saudi prince in Iraq or a iraqi leader going to Saudi thats where my mind would go to the total brutality to that man mercy it's a broken world i was wondering why they can't fight there own problems unless just more fuel for a Iran showdown lining up .... cheers ... delete if link not allowed 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45812399

Edited September 18, 2019 by 3n1

[jg1]

6 minutes ago, jg1 said:

Im sure if they want help from us, President Trump will send them a hefty bill. Hopefully!

No more free rides! Can anyone think of the old saying a hippy would say, when someone wanted a free  ride?

[dinarham]

2 hours ago, jg1 said:

No more free rides! Can anyone think of the old saying a hippy would say, when someone wanted a free  ride?

There's no such thing

[yota691]

France ready to participate in the investigation into the aggression on "Aramco"

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron

 18 September 2019 08:53 AM

RIYADH - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz received a telephone call from French President Emmanuel Macron .

He expressed the French President; according to the Saudi Press Agency "SPA"; his country's readiness to participate with international experts in the investigation to find out the source of aggressive attacks on sites belonging to Aramco .

The French President expressed his condemnation and condemnation of these acts of aggression, stressing France's support and support for the security and stability of the Kingdom in the face of these acts of sabotage .

The French President stressed the need for the world not to show weakness in these attacks, expressing appreciation for the leadership of the Kingdom for its keenness on the stability of the Middle East .

For his part, the Saudi Crown Prince said that these sabotage attacks were aimed at destabilizing security in the entire region and damaging the global economy as a whole .

Saudi Aramco was hit on Saturday by a terrorist attack that reduced crude oil supplies by 5.7 million barrels, representing nearly 50 percent of the company's production, according to previous statements by Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman .

[yota691]

Iranian oil minister: The impact of the Saudi attack will be "short-term" and will affect oil prices

 

Arabic and International Economy News _ Baghdad Attacks on two Saudi oil facilities over the weekend will have a "short-term" impact, but they will affect crude prices, the ISNA news agency quoted Oil Minister Begin Zanganeh as saying. "The effects of this event will be short-lived, but it will affect oil prices in all countries," Zanganeh said. Views 19   Date Added 18/09/2019

[yota691]

Zarif: US accusations of attacks on Saudi Arabia "distraction"

Political | 02:39 - 18/09/2019

 

 

 

 

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said Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, said Tehran rejects US accusations of responsibility for the attacks , which targeted two oilfields Saudis over the weekend, and considers it " a distraction from the realities in the Middle East."
"The United States should seek to look at the realities of the region, rather than just resort to distraction. We feel that the US government is trying to forget the reality in the region in some way," Zarif was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency.
The group "Ansar Allah" last Saturday, a drone attack on two oil facilities belonging to the Saudi oil giant "Aramco" in "Abqaiq" and "Hijrat Khurais" in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia.
However, the spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen, Turki al-Maliki, said that preliminary investigations into the attack on oil facilities in the Kingdom indicate that the weapons used are Iranian, adding that "the source of the launch of the drones was not Yemen. The source of the launch, "pointing out that the drones used by the group" Ansar Allah "Yemen, Iranian-made" Ababil ".
The Saudi Ministry of Defense announced that it will hold a press conference on Wednesday evening, during which it will uncover evidence confirming Iran's involvement in the terrorist attack on Saudi Aramco's facilities in Saudi Arabia, according to Saudi state television.

[Butifldrm]

Pompeo heads to Saudi Arabia as US official says Aramco attacks came from ‘Iranian soil’

 

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens as Donald Trump meets with Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Monday. (Reuters)

Updated 17 September 2019

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Official tells AFP that cruise missiles were involved in attacks on Abqaiq and Khurais

Vice President Mike Pence says United States evaluating evidence on the attacks

 

WASHINGTON: The United States has concluded that the weekend attack on Saudi oil facilities was launched from Iranian soil and cruise missiles were involved, a US official told AFP on Tuesday.

The comments come as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo headed to the Kingdom Tuesday amid heightened tensions after the strikes.

The official, who declined to be identified, said the United States was gathering evidence about the attack to present to the international community, notably European allies, at the UN General Assembly next week.

Asked if Washington was certain that the missiles had been launched from Iranian soil, the official answered: "Yes."

US intelligence services have the capability of determining where the missiles were launched from, the official said, declining, however, to say how many were fired.

"I will not get into that kind of details," the official said.

On Tuesday, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with UK prime minister Boris Johnson over the phone, with Johnson assuring the prince of the importance of a “collective global response” to the Aramco attack.

The weekend strikes on Abqaiq -- the world's largest oil processing facility – and the Khurais oil field in eastern Saudi Arabia have roiled global energy markets.

Yemen's Iran-backed-Houthi militants claimed responsibility for Saturday's attacks but Saudi Arabia accused Iran and President Donald Trump also singled out Tehran.

"Certainly, it would look to most like it was Iran," Trump said Monday.

The president said the United States wanted to help its Saudi ally but he wanted to avoid a war.

US Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday the United States was evaluating evidence on the attacks on Saudi oil facilities and stands read to defend its interests and allies in the Middle East. If Iran conducted Saturday's attacks to pressure Trump to back off his sanctions regime against Tehran, they will fail, Pence said. 

Tensions between Iran and the United States and its allies have threatened to boil over since May last year when Trump abandoned a 2015 nuclear deal and began reimposing sanctions in its campaign of "maximum pressure."

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1555796/saudi-arabia

[yota691]

Sadeqon is demanding that the Intelligence institute a lawsuit against the British site East Middle East

Political | 07:26 - 17/09/2019

 

 

 

 

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Adnan Faihan al-Dulaimi, head of the Sadikon parliamentary bloc, on Tuesday called on the Iraqi intelligence service to file a lawsuit against the British Middle East website (MEE), and open an investigation into what it said about Iraq's involvement in the attack on Saudi Aramco oil facilities.
Dulaimi, in a tweet on the site (Twitter), seen by (Mawazine News), that "the denial or denial of Iraqi intelligence published on the site (MEE Middle East Eye) is not enough and Enmar on the intelligence service to sue the site and its correspondent."
He added, "The Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee, will demand the opening of an investigation and not content with the denial, because the issue affects national security."
Earlier, the British website "Middle East Eye", quoted what he called an unnamed Iraqi intelligence official, saying that Iranian aircraft launched from Iraq behind the last two Aramco attacks in Saudi Arabia, which was denied by Iraqi intelligence.

[Butifldrm]

Baghdad Post Wednesday, 18 September 2019 11:41

US urges Security Council to take action on attacks on Saudi Aramco

 

 A senior US official has called for a UN Security Council response to the attacks on Saudi oil facilities, in which the United States blames Iran.
But it is unclear what action the US official is demanding or whether Washington will ensure Russia's cooperation in this regard.
The US official said: “We believe that the UN Security Council has a role to play. Saudi Arabia was attacked and it would be appropriate for them to go to the Security Council. But first we have to collect the publishable information. ” 
The official, who asked not to be named, did not explain what he meant by "publishable information", and the United States occasionally publishes classified information to support its argument in the UN Security Council .
The Reuters news agency quoted another US official as saying that the United States believes that the attacks that paralyzed Saudi oil installations last Saturday, started from southwestern Iran.
While it is unclear what action the senior official expects from the 15-member Security Council , US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has proposed several options over the past year, but Washington has not taken any of them.
Success is unlikely because officials say Russia and China, which have veto powers along with the United States, France and Britain, are likely to protect Iran.
Russia has already warned against “jumping results” on who is responsible for the attacks.
The UN Security Council could, at the very least, issue a statement condemning the attacks, but such action must have unanimous approval.

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Strengthening Iraqi forces in Saudi border after attack on oil facilities

Release date:: 9/18/2019 14:50 • 201 times read

The commander of the armed forces, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, has asked several armed factions located in areas near the border with Saudi Arabia to withdraw and strengthen the army and border guards in the region, in a move considered to reassure the Kingdom That are concerned about the security of their borders.

The official said the prime minister "asked the Hezbollah Brigades, the Nujaba Brigades, the Tufuf Brigade, Sayyid al-Shuhada, Imam Ali and Mukhtar al-Thaqafi, and other factions to withdraw from nearby areas on the Saudi border, such as Nukhaib, Habariya, Mudarib Anza, Pierre al-Hajjaj and other areas in the country." And the desert of southern Anbar.
He pointed out that the Iraqi Joint Operations Command "will take over the task of confining the security file with Saudi Arabia to the Iraqi army through the leadership of Anbar operations and the operations of Badia and the island and the operations of the middle Euphrates in addition to the command of the border guards and along the border of more than 800 km."
The senior official at the Ministry of Defense, "it is not known how responsive those factions that are there but they must abide by the decisions of the Prime Minister, and leave the area to the Iraqi forces for the sensitivity of the file," according to saying.
The same officer pointed out that the prime minister ordered the head of the Popular Mobilization Commission, Faleh al-Fayyad, the army chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Osman al-Ghanmi, and the assistant commander of joint operations, Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah, to "ensure that Iraq does not embarrass any operation against its neighbors," he said.
This comes in conjunction with a visit by the commander of US special operations in Iraq and Syria, General Eric Tug Hill to Baghdad, since Tuesday, during which he met with Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari.
Observers considered the Iraqi action to make the border area near Saudi Arabia in the hands of the Iraqi army as a positive message to Saudi Arabia.
Last Saturday, drone attacks targeted the site of Abqaiq, the largest oil processing plant in Saudi Arabia, run by state-owned Aramco, and the Khurais oil field.
Saudi Arabia said drones carried out the attacks, which began at 1 am (GMT) on Saturday, and caused plumes of smoke.
Yemen's Houthi group said it had sent 10 drones to Saudi facilities, vowing more attacks.
There were conflicting reports about the origin of these planes, including Iraq, but the Iraqi government quickly denied or linked the country to the attack.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a telephone conversation with the prime minister on Monday that "the information they have confirms the statement of the Iraqi government not to use Iraqi territory to carry out this attack."

[jg1]

 

Donald J. Trump

 

@realDonaldTrump

 

I have just instructed the Secretary of the Treasury to substantially increase Sanctions on the country of Iran!

Guys, time to put that rial away for a few years.

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[Butifldrm]

Baghdad Post Wednesday, 18 September 2019 15:39

 

 

US military report. The alarm bells in the Arabian Gulf

 

It did not go through terrorist attacks on oil company "Aramco" refineries Saudi Arabia without excite analysts and military concerns in Washington, specifically within the organs of security and intelligence agencies.

Despite the Pentagon's silence on how things can go in dealing with Iran's growing threats , these attacks against Aramco have heightened tensions between Iran and the United States, and concerns about Tehran's military ability to threaten Saudi Arabia and neighboring countries' infrastructure . .

Is Iran capable of disrupting Saudi infrastructure, especially in oil?
Although Saudi Arabia has weaknesses to defend vital facilities in the oil, desalination, electricity and shipping sectors , says the CSIS and its close associates at the Pentagon. The Americans within their territories raise their deterrence readiness.

US reinforcements 
The US reinforcements are distributed in Saudi Arabia, as follows, according to information about the "free":
- Advanced missile defense systems include the last two generations of battery systems Patriot.
- Strategic warplanes at Prince Sultan Airbase, including B-52 bombers and F-35 and F-22 fighter jets.
- Large number of US forces (possibly hundreds of thousands). The CSIS report
confirms that Iran has so far been able to carry out a series of attacks, to which Washington has only responded by resorting to a harsh sanctions policy. It could, perhaps, lead to the collapse of Tehran's economy.
But, according to military experts, these measures will not be enough to achieve these goals.

Aircraft carrier
As experts "Osa.os.aa.os" admits that the presence of the aircraft carrier and its collections strike "USS Lincoln" America in the region does not result in the desired role, they believe that Washington send more reinforcements , intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft march and march To the region, the willingness to confront the "missile force" enjoyed by Iran, which can threaten the security of the region, especially Saudi Arabia in particular.
The CSIS brief assesses the Iranian threat to Saudi Arabia by answering several questions:
- What kinds of strategies, tactics, and capabilities could Iran use against Riyadh?
- What are the potential weaknesses in Saudi infrastructure?
- What can the United States do to defend it against Iranian attacks?
Some military sources in Washington have acknowledged the report's authenticity, especially as Iran continues to use its terrorist groups on a small scale and without expanding the scope of the attacks.
The
report says Washington should initiate pre-emptive attacks that deter some 2,500 Iranian missiles capable of striking deep into Saudi Arabia and deterring Iranian strikes through proportionate offensive actions in response to any Iranian aggression.

The report attributes its focus to Saudi Arabia as a potential battleground, as Riyadh and Tehran are the main rivals for regional influence, especially since the available information suggests that Iran has many capabilities that threaten Saudi Arabia's vital infrastructure and maritime assets.
It is considered that all the territory of Saudi Arabia is threatened by Iranian missiles, and the number of Iranian missiles capable of reaching the country will exceed any missile defense system currently in place.

The largest ballistic missile force in the Middle East
and adds the Center for Strategic and International Studies that Iran maintains the largest ballistic missile force in the Middle East, capable of hitting targets within a 2500 km from the border.
He points out that Iran continues to make and improve missiles in terms of range, speed and destruction, and can use its highly mobile road-force missile to target vital infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.

oil fields

The main targets Iran could strike, according to the report, are the Saudi oil fields , Ras Tanura Port, Ras Al Khaimah and Abqaiq terminal to Yanbu, on the Red Sea, which are within the range of Iran's medium-range ballistic missiles.
The report reveals that in the past two years, experts in the light and sophisticated missile industries have come from China, Russia and North Korea to help the Iranians develop their ballistic missile production.
Iran's ballistic missile stockpile
also points out that Iran has a range of liquid-propellant ballistic missiles, the Shehab, which can hit targets between 300 and 2,000 km.
Tehran also owns the Jawhar range of missiles, and features improved remote navigation and guidance components such as Qiyam, Ghadr and Emad.
Iran is a domestically designed solid-fuel missile, a group of Fatah missiles with a range of 200 to 2,000 kilometers. According to military sources, it is designed according to Chinese technology. Iran
also has ground-based cruise missiles such as Sumar and Mishkah, with a range of about 2,500 km, a light Fateh with a range of 300 km, and a Zulvagger with a range of 700 km, which can, According to the report, any target was hit in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states. The report concludes that there has been no official response from the Pentagon in this regard that the policymakers in Washington have the wisdom and the ability to challenge and confrontation, but they have not so far paired their words with their actions.

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[jcfrag]

12 hours ago, Butifldrm said:

Baghdad Post Tuesday, September 17 , 2019 18:02

Qasim Soleimani Looks just like a wooden Iranian puppet in this artist's portrayal of him!  😎

Sources confirmed that Suleimani's visit discussed the current dispute between the leaders of the terrorist Hashd militias.

And does anyone else see this guy as just a hollow shell of a Human Being?

Local media in Baghdad reported several unnamed sources as saying that the terrorist and the Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani, who arrived in Baghdad two days ago with a secret visit, met with the head of the State of Law coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, the head of the Badr militia Hadi al-Ameri, and the head of the Hashd militia. Faleh al-Fayyad, deputy militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes and other officials, said that the meetings discussed the shelling by Israel on the headquarters of the Hashd and the Revolutionary Guards terrorists in several parts of the country.

While other sources spoke that the visit discussed the current dispute between leaders of the militia of the crowd.

 

 

Edited September 19, 2019 by jcfrag

[new york kevin]

On 9/17/2019 at 6:01 PM, jg1 said:

I showed my middle eastern. Co-worker the news about Iran and the attack. He said they wanted war. They probably want it and then blame it on the USA.

That , plus I think that Iran believes the US will come in after destroying its oil production infrastructure , its electrical grid (destroyed via EMP weapons ) and rebuilding them on the US taxpayers dime. Mostly thats it since they believe their nuclear weapon support facilities are untouchable  since they are deep i side a couple of mountains .

[yota691]

Newspaper: Saudi Arabia knocked on the door of Iraq to buy oil after the attack "Aramco"

Posted: 19.09.2019 | 11:27 GMT |money and business

Saudi Arabia has reached out to international partners, including Iraq, in a bid to make up for the oil shortage caused by the attack on Aramco, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Saudi Arabia, after attacking two Aramco facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais, which halted half of its oil exports, was forced to boost its reputation as a credible exporter of black gold globally to boost its exports at the expense of dedicated oil, the paper quoted oil brokers as saying. To meet their internal needs.

Aramco, shortly after Saturday's attack, turned to the global market to explore opportunities to acquire oil products, including diesel, gasoline and fuel oil, in much larger quantities than usual, a move believed to be aimed at filling gaps in its domestic needs, brokers said.

The paper also quoted two people familiar with the matter as saying that Saudi Arabia resorted to the Iraqi state oil marketing company "Somo" request to provide 20 million barrels of crude oil in order to support its internal refineries.

Aramco declined to comment on the issue, while Vice President of "Somo" crude oil sales, Ali Nizar Shater, the existence of any contacts in this regard between the two companies, according to the newspaper.

Saudi Arabia has also been forced to make changes to the types of crude oil it offers to its international customers. Aramco has told Indian refineries that it cannot currently supply standard Arabian light crude and proposed replacing it with lower-grade heavy crude.

Aramco has replaced five shipments of light Arab crude, two of which are for China, with heavy crude from its warehouses in Ras Tanura, in addition to canceling the scheduled loading of a Norwegian tanker in Samra Ahmed, said Khamal Ahmed, a crude oil analyst at Kpler. Ras Tanura yesterday.

Brokers pointed out that the reduction of supplies of Arab light oil from Saudi Arabia has prompted at least two international competitors to the Kingdom, namely the UAE and Qatar, to offer alternatives to international customers, and the United States can also fill any gap in this area, especially as two new pipelines link between the field Large oil in Texas and New Mexico and ports bordering the Mexican Gulf are increasing their capabilities in this area.

Source: The Wall Street Journal