The attack against the Saudi oil companies has an impact on the table …

The drone attack perpetrated by Yemeni rebels on two refineries of the world's largest oil company, Aramco, owned by Saudi Arabia, caused an international shock. The aggression forced the company to halve its production, which resulted in a 19.5% increase in the price of Brent oil, registering its largest increase since 1991. The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has accused Iran for the fact and threatened to respond. The Iranian army commander, Amir Ali Hayizadeh, was not far behind and said the US military bases were within range of his missiles.

Yemeni rebel spokesman Yahya Sarea has justified the attacks on the Saudi oil company as a "legitimate" response to the attacks on his country over the last five years. There, Saudi Arabia is leading a military coalition in favor of the internationally recognized government, which has accused Iran of being behind the attack. "The Houthis have claimed responsibility for turning their eyes away from the Tehran regime," Yemeni Minister of Information Muamar al-Eryani said on Twitter. "Political and military data, as well as preliminary information on the terrorist act (…), agree that it is impossible for the attack to be conducted from areas controlled by the Houthi militia" said Eryani.

US President Donald Trump reinforced the accusations and raised the stakes. "The oil supply of Saudi Arabia has been attacked.There is reason to believe that we know the culprit," he wrote on his Twitter account, adding that the United States were ready to attack "according to the audit" and that they hoped to know the version of the Saudi government to determine how to proceed. In turn, the US government has authorized the release of oil from its strategic reserve. "They are available if needed, in an amount that remains to be determined and that is sufficient to keep the markets well stocked," Trump announced via its preferred social network.

For its part, the Iranian government has denied any responsibility for this incident. The American version that badociates Tehran with the attack "makes no sense" and concerns "indiscriminate accusations" that do not have "a minimum of credibility", said the spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abas Musavi. "This type of measure appears more like intelligence agencies' plans to destroy the image of a country in order to pave the way for certain actions in the future," he said. said the Iranian spokesman.

The Iranian army has also launched threats against the United States. All US military bases and ships in the Persian Gulf, located within a 2,000-kilometer radius, are within range of Iranian missile fire, said the commander of the Revolutionary Guard (Army) aerospace division. Iran, Amir Ali Hayizadeh. "Wherever they are, it is enough that the spark of war ignites so that we attack their ships," said the army.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the attack in a statement in which he urged all parties to "contain as much as possible" in order to avoid a violent "escalation" In the region. "The incident poses a real threat to regional security and harms work, but also dialogue," said the High Representative for Foreign Policy of the European Union, Federica Mogherini.