Saudi Oil attacks: Iran faces a big diplomatic setback

TEHRAN – Over the much hyped issue of Saudi Oil attacks, Iran faces a bigdiplomatic setback from three Veto Powers.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the E3 — France, Germany,and the UK — for their Monday statement in which Iran was blamed for therecent attack on Saudi oil facilities claimed by Yemen’s Ansarullahmovement.

Speaking in a Monday meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron inNew York, the Iranian president rejected the statement as “groundless blamegame”.

In a joint statement earlier in the day, the leaders of France, Germany,and the United Kingdom strongly condemned the September 14 attacks on oilfacilities in Abqaiq and Khurais, and pinned the blame on Tehran.

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“It is clear to us that Iran bears responsibility for this attack. There isno other plausible explanation,” the statement read.

“We support ongoing investigations to establish further details,” it added.