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September 16, 2019

Iran detains United Arab Emirates-bound ship, crew for alleged diesel smuggling amid regional tensions: report

Iran on Monday reportedly seized a vessel in the Persian Gulf for allegedly smuggling diesel to the United Arab Emirates -- a close ally of Saudi Arabia -- amid the ratcheting up of regional tensions after a group of Iranian-backed rebels said they were responsible for the attack on a Saudi oil facility over the weekend.

September 16, 2019

Rebecca Grant: After Saudi Arabia is attacked, will US military attack Iran? Here are options

U.S. military leaders will certainly review options to strike Iran. That’s their job. Commanders at Central Command must prepare options available to President Trump.

September 15, 2019

Behnam Ben Taleblu: Attack on Saudi oil facility shows Trump was right to pull out of Iran nuke deal

The devastating attack Saturday against a major oil facility in Saudi Arabia dramatically illustrates why the Iran nuclear deal that was accepted by the Obama administration and rejected by President Trump failed to end the Iranian threat to peace and stability in the Middle East.

September 15, 2019

Trump: US 'locked and loaded' against attackers of Saudi oil facility 'depending on verification'

President Trump on Sunday authorized the use of emergency oil reserves in Texas and other states after Saudi oil processing facilities were attacked, sparking fears of a spike in oil prices when markets reopen on Monday.

September 15, 2019

Damage from Iran-linked drone attack on Saudi oil facility captured in satellite images

Saudi oil sites attacked on Saturday -- in a drone assault linked to Iran -- were seen to have sustained damage after satellite images released Sunday captured char marks and smoke billowing from the world’s largest oil processing facility.

September 15, 2019

Defiant Iran blasts Pompeo’s Saudi-attack accusations as ‘blind and futile comments’

An Iranian official responded Sunday after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pointed at the nation’s government in Tehran following Saturday’s drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities.

September 14, 2019

Pompeo accuses Iran of 'unprecedented attack' after drones hit Saudi oil facilities

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the international community to join him Saturday in condemning Iran for drone attacks on two Saudi oil facilities, which he described as "an unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply."

September 14, 2019

Drone strikes target world's largest oil processing facility, Saudi oil field; attack claimed by Iranian-backed rebels

The world's largest oil processing facility and a nearby oil field in Saudi Arabia were set ablaze early Saturday morning after reported drone attacks by Yemen rebels.

September 12, 2019

Saudi princess convicted of ordering bodyguard to beat, detain Paris plumber

A Saudi princess was convicted in absentia Thursday of ordering her bodyguard to beat and detain a plumber for taking photos in her Paris apartment. 

September 12, 2019

US to share name of Saudi suspected of aiding 9/11 attackers

The Justice Department decided Thursday that it would reveal a key new development in a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia for its alleged involvement in the 9/11 attacks - the previously redacted identity of an individual believed to be connected to the Saudi government who aided the hijackers.