Iran defends Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi Arabia's oil sites

Iran says this month's missile-and-drone attack by Yemen's rebels on major Saudi oil sites was an act of "legitimate defense" by Iran-allied Houthis. September 14 assault on Aramco oil facilities was claimed by Houthis, though Kingdom says it was "unquestionably sponsored by Iran." 

Iran denies being responsible and has warned any retaliatory attack targeting it will result in an "all-out war."  Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Monday called Saudi accusations "baseless," ding that Iran supports Houthis though "spiritual and political" means.

Saudi Arabia has been at war with Houthis since March 2015.

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Iran-backed Hezbollah on Saudi Arabia

Leban's Hezbollah leer Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah h warned Saudi Arabia against wring a war against Iran, saying that Kingdom would be 'destroyed.'

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, he of Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group called Saudi Arabia to stop its bloody war in Yemen or else face more attacks on its soil. He said that Saudi Arabia should think well, as a "war with Iran will mean ir destruction." He demanded UAE and Saudi Arabia to t incite war, saying that ir 'It will destroy you. Your houses are me of glass.'

"Continuing war against Yemen with solution is pointless. You are starting to pay price," Nasrallah said. "One strike kcked out half oil production, and ar strike, you can imagine what it will do," he said, suggesting Aramco attack.

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Saudi Arabia on Iran

Mohammed bin Salman, de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia in an interview said that "only a fool would attack" major Saudi oil sites, furr urged "strong and firm action to deter Iran."

During UN General Assembly, Saudi Arabia h urged world to apply maximum pressure on Iran, and to remove any financial assistance extended to country. Meanwhile, Iran retaliated saying that such a policy will t work and would kill any chance of peaceful negotiation. escalating tensions in Gulf regions between allies of Iran and Saudi Arabia became a crucial matter of discussions at global summit. While dressing at UNGA, Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim al-Assaf pointed fingers at Iran for missile attack on Saudi's oil infrastructure on September 14. attack was responsible to put a hold on over 5% of oil production in world.

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“We have kwn that regime for 40 years. It is good at thing but masterminding explosions, destruction and assassinations, t only in our region but also throughout world,” al-Assaf said. “Utmost pressure with every tool available should be applied to end terrorist and aggressive conduct of Iranian regime”. He also said that stopping any kind of financial help to Iran would be befitting way to deal with situation. 

 (With AP inputs)