Attack on Saudi oil facility, UN Security Council needs to respond = US government official

[Washington / United Nations 17th Reuters]-A US government official said on the 17th that the oil facility in Saudi Arabia was attacked and that the UN Security Council needed to respond. However, it is unclear whether concrete measures and Russian cooperation can be obtained.

US officials told reporters on condition of anonymity, “We think that the UN Security Council has a role to play. Saudi was attacked. I need to collect it. " I did not explain what "public information" means.

Another US government official said yesterday that an attack on the Saudi oil facility was launched from southwestern Iran.

It is unclear what actions the above-mentioned senior officials had in mind for the Security Council. Over the past year, US Secretary of State Pompeo has mentioned several options such as the ban on the development of missiles that can carry nuclear weapons and the ban on missile experiments, but the US government has been actively responding to the Security Council It has not come to be demanded.

Diplomatic sources say that Russia and China are likely to exercise veto rights, and are not likely to be approved.