Iranian tanker attacked and US sends reinforcements to Saudi Arabia | Chronic

Two missiles hit an Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iran denounced in a new incident in the region amidst heavy tensions between Tehran and Washington and a few hours before the war. announcement of the Pentagon sending military reinforcements to the Arab kingdom to protect it from Iranian attacks.

No comment, let alone an allegation of the attack from Saudi Arabia, whose oil production was halved last month by an attack on oil facilities that the United States attributed to the oil company. Iran, charge rejected by Teheran.

A few hours after the Iranian tanker attack, the Pentagon announced it would send dozens of additional fighter planes, as well as other planes and an anti-aircraft defense system to Saudi Arabia to protect its Arab ally. against potential attacks from Iran, his big regional opponent, Like last month.

The Pentagon spokesman said that the United States would deploy two more squadrons to Saudi Arabia, other planes, two Patriot missile batteries and a missile defense system called Thaad, and that this effort would necessitate the deployment of a number of missiles. 1,800 additional troops sent to the petro-monarchy. .

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"Defense Secretary Mark Esper has informed Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman of the deployment of additional troops to secure and improve the defense of Saudi Arabia"said the Pentagon spokesman, Jonathan Hoffmanin a statement.

The spokesman explained that this new deployment, added to the previous ones, was part of the US response to the Sept. 14 attack on a petroleum processing plant and oil fields in the US. is from Saudi Arabia.

This attack has been added to other incidents in the region since last May, including mysterious attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, in the mouth of the Persian Gulf – where 20% of the world's production is spent. oil – that Washington has also attributed to Iran, which denied it.

All the incidents occurred after the US president, Donald Trumpunilaterally withdraw its country from the nuclear deal with Iran in 2018 and impose tough economic sanctions on Tehran this year.

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"This incident, though it is confirmed that it was an act of aggression, is likely to be part of a larger talk about the deterioration of relations between Saudi Arabia, the United States and Iran ".said private maritime safety company Dryad Maritime.

In a statement, the company warned that "It is likely that the region, which remained stable last month, is facing a new period of increasing maritime threats, as the Iranian and Saudi geopolitical conflicts continue.".

Iran's state television announced that the blast had damaged two oil tanker depots and caused an oil spill in the Red Sea near the Saudi port of Yed, while the news agency national quoted the National Petroleum Company. Iranian, identifying the ship as Sabiti.