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Saudi Arabia seeks action against Iran after oil attack, allies wary
[DAWN] Soddy Arabia...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... will seek to make a case at a global gathering in New York this week for concerted action to punish and deter arch-foe Iran  ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word Iranis a cognate form of Aryan,the abbreviation IRGCis a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA),the term Supreme Guideis a cognate form of either Shahor Führeror maybe both, and they hate after strikes on Saudi oil plants rattled global markets and exposed the kingdom's vulnerability to attack. However, a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all... even Riyadh's main allies the United States and the United Arab Emirates have little appetite for a conventional military confrontation which may spark a war in the Gulf and drag in other oil producers, diplomats say. As it tries to build a coalition, Riyadh is preparing to provide evidence to the UN General Assembly which it says will prove Iran was behind the September 14 drone and missile assault which initially drastically affected its oil output, a view shared by Washington. Riyadh says Iranian weapons were launched from the north and that it is working to pinpoint the exact location. Iran has denied any involvement and vowed to retaliate against even a limited military response. It has criticised the accusations as part of a campaign of "maximum pressure" launched by President Donald Trump ...The man who was so stupid he beat fourteen professional politicians, a former tech CEO, and a brain surgeon for the Republican nomination in 2016, then beat The Smartest Woman in the Worldin the general election... on Tehran after he quit a 2015 nuclear pact last year and widened sanctions to choke off Iran's oil exports. Riyadh wants to see more punitive action by the international community. "This attack is a tipping point. Saudi Arabia will make the case this was a devastating blow and continued threat to the global economy," a Gulf Arab source told Rooters on Sunday. "If Saudi Arabia can prove without reasonable doubt that Iran was behind it, then world powers could exercise their clout ‐ their pressure, their trade tools, pulling Iran back from its brinkmanship policy," the source said. Ahead of the UN General Assembly, Riyadh says it wants a peaceful resolution, but if the probe proved the strike came from Iran then "this would be considered an act of war". Related: Saudi Arabia: 2019-09-21 US to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran Saudi Arabia: 2019-09-21 US slashes aid, accuses Kabul of corruption Saudi Arabia: 2019-09-21 Saudi-Led Coalition Strikes Yemeni Rebels after Oil Attacks Related: UN General Assembly: 2019-09-15 Trump discussed 'Mutual Defense Treaty' with Netanyahu UN General Assembly: 2019-09-10 China slams US Xinjiang remarks as 'lies' UN General Assembly: 2019-08-28 Students rally in Pakistan-held Kashmir against India Related: Iran has denied any involvement: 2019-03-20 Iran's Mahan cancels flights over sanctions Iran has denied any involvement: 2019-01-09 EU puts Iran intelligence unit and two staff on terrorism list, freezes assets Iran has denied any involvement: 2017-11-13 Bahrain says militants hit oil pipeline, opening new front Posted by: Fred 2019-09-23 |
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