A new US-Saudi escalation in the Gulf and warnings of a new war

Damascus-Sana

A new escalation in the Gulf region as tensions mount on the backdrop of false accusations made by both the Saudi regime and the US administration after the drone attacks on two facilities of oil company Aramco in eastern Saudi Arabia this week amid warnings of a new war in the region.

The Saudi regime and the administration of US President Donald Trump rushed shortly after the attacks on the 14th of this month to accuse Iran of being behind these attacks and mobilizing the international community to increase pressure against them despite the Yemeni armed forces' announcement that they carried out a qualitative operation with 10 drones and targeted Saudi Aramco sites, confirming the injury. Objectives accurately in response to the crimes of the Saudi regime against the Yemeni people.

The latest allegations made by the Bani Saud regime were announced by Defense Ministry spokesman Turki al-Maliki, who said that “Aramco was attacked by 18 drones and 7 cruise missiles”, claiming that the drones were Iranian-made, which Tehran absolutely rejected by Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi. “It has become so difficult for some countries like Saudi Arabia and America to accept the fact that the oppressed Yemeni people have such a defensive strength that after five years of aggression they have not been able to overcome the Yemenis, so it is natural to try to accuse Iran,” he said. To cover their disability a Mam Yemen. ”

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami, in refuting the Saudi and US allegations, stressed that the accusations against Iran regarding the targeting of oil installations of the Saudi regime are completely unacceptable and will not reach any result, denying any role for Iran in this.

The Saudi spokesman's allegations were followed shortly after the US president stepped up remarks against Iran promising to reveal new punitive measures against it within 48 hours, claiming that he had many options to respond to the attack on Aramco and that war was the final option to deal with Iran.

Trump, also trying to show support for his Saudi ally, sent Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Riyadh yesterday, where he said during a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that "Washington supports the right of Saudi Arabia to defend itself."

The attacks, which disrupted Aramco's production by 50 percent, equivalent to 5.7 million barrels per day, also showed the fragility and weakness of Saudi defenses in dealing with drones, something the US president immediately seized upon to suggest that Saudi Arabia could not protect its facilities without US support, a message he tried to During which he extorted the Saudi regime and begged more of his money under different headings.

The escalating atmosphere created by Trump and his ally the Saudi regime, taking advantage of Aramco's attacks, could lead the region to a new war whose consequences are not known in terms of security and stability in the region and in the global economy, where oil prices after the attacks rose significantly and the price of a barrel to more than $ 71.

Russia, for its part, warned the international community of the consequences of rushing to conclusions about the attacks on the Saudi company, calling on the spokesman of the Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov to refrain from any action or conclusion that would aggravate the situation in the region, while Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said yesterday Iraq is trying to prevent war in the region and we want to absorb the problems and crises in a positive way.

Ending the Saudi aggression on Yemen, which has entered its fifth year and supported by the United States in addition to stopping the policy of sanctions and pressure on Iran and the recognition of its economic rights are the only way to reduce tensions in the region and avoid the catastrophic war that would occur only countries and peoples this area.

Mohammed Jassim

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