Iran rejects ‘baseless’ accusations it had role in Saudi oil attacks

Iran said on Monday accusations that it had a role in the attack on Saudi oil installations were "unacceptable" and "baseless", state television reported, after a senior US official said the Islamic Republic was behind it.

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Published : 16 Sept 2019, 06:46 AM
Updated : 16 Sept 2019, 06:46 AM

"These allegations are condemned as unacceptable and entirely baseless," Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said in remarks carried by state TV.

On Sunday, a senior US official told reporters that evidence from the attack, which hit the world's biggest oil-processing facility on Saturday, indicated Iran was behind it, instead of the Yemeni Houthi group that had claimed responsibility.