US officials say the attacks involved both cruise missiles and drones.
The United States believes the attacks that crippled Saudi Arabian oil facilities last weekend originated in southwestern Iran, a US official toldThree officials, speaking toon condition of anonymity, said the attacks involved both cruise missiles and drones, indicating that they involved a higher degree of complexity and sophistication than initially thought.
US President Donald Trump on Monday said it looked as if Iran - which has a long history of friction with neighbour Saudi Arabia - was behind the attacks. "Iranian officials, at any level, will never talk to American officials...this is part of their policy to put pressure on Iran," Iranian state TV quoted him as saying.
Despite years of airstrikes against them, the Houthi militia boasts drones and missiles able to reach deep into Saudi Arabia, the result of an armament campaign pursued and expanded energetically since Yemen's war began four years ago. One of the three US officials expressed confidence that Saudi Arabia's collection of materials following the attacks would yield"compelling forensic evidence ... that will point to where this attack came from."
He said Saudi Arabia would keep its role as the secure supplier of global oil markets, adding that the kingdom needed to take strict measures to prevent further attacks, which exposed the vulnerability of Saudi Arabia's oil industry and the broader global economy.
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