Putin says ‘no evidence’ Iran carried out attack on Saudi oil facilities

2 October 2019, 4:06 pm

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Russian President Vladimir Putin says there is “no evidence” that Iran carried out the missile and drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities last month, bucking the prevailing view among Western intelligence agencies.

Speaking at an energy conference in Moscow, the Russian leaders says, “We condemn these (attacks) but we are against shifting the blame to Iran because there is no proof of that,” according to quotes carried by Reuters.

He said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had assured him Iran was not involved.

The attack sent jitters through the oil markets, as Saudi Arabia was temporarily forced to reduce its oil production. The Saudi government, the US, Israel and other countries accused Iran of carrying out the attack.