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Trump says he does not want war with Iran, but says Tehran ‘likely’ behind attacks

President Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
President Donald Trump said on Monday it looked like Iran was behind attacks on oil plants in Saudi Arabia but stressed he did not want to go to war, according to reports, as the world watches how the Kingdom and its allies may respond to Saturday's strikes.

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Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman

​Job One for Saudis’ New Energy Chief: Picking Up the Pieces

Now the new energy minister, who for many years served as a kind of understudy and royal family observer to the country’s top oil leadership,...

 

Oil Facility Attacks

Trump says he does not want war after attack on Saudi oil facilities

A day after saying the United States was “locked and loaded” to respond to the incident, Trump said on Monday there was “no rush” to...

 

Oil Facility Attacks

Saudi king calls for international response to Iran-backed oil fields attack

The Cabinet said the attacks on an Aramco oil field and major crude processing facility threaten international security and global energy supplies. The government reiterated...

 

U.S.-Saudi

Mark Esper spoke with Saudi, Iraqi leaders about attack on Saudi oil supply

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that he had spoken with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iraq’s minister of defense about the drone...

 

Security

‘High probability’ Saudi attack launched from Iranian base near Iraq — source

Saudi and US investigators have determined "with very high probability" that the weekend attack on the Saudi oil industry was launched from an Iranian base...

 

Oil Supply

Saudi Arabia Oil Attack: Output Delays to Be Lengthy

The oil market is facing a prolonged disruption to Saudi Arabia’s oil production with few options for replacing such huge output losses. The weekend attacks on...

 

Partition Zone

Chevron Can Resume Saudi-Kuwait Oil Field Quickly If Needed: CEO

The partition zone, or PZ, is one of several non-producing fields across OPEC countries that could be restarted to fill a void in global oil...

 

Aramco IPO

Saudi Aramco pursues IPO planning despite attack damage doubts

Three sources close to the deal said meetings scheduled this week with Saudi banks to discuss the underwriting work they will do in the offering...

 

Yemen

U.N. aid chief says Saudi Arabia to pay $500 mln for Yemen aid next week

Lowcock on Monday told the U.N. Security Council that Saudi Arabia - which leads a military coalition fighting in Yemen - planned to pay on...

 

Saudi Cup

Lucrative Saudi Cup undercard stakes announced for 2020

"These races will offer terrific targets for a range of horses – from sprinters to stayers, plus a mile race for 3-year-olds which is worth...

 

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The Strategic Implications of the Strikes on Saudi Arabia

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The Saudi Oil Strike Poses Three Risks to the Global Economy

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U.S. Energy

U.S. Energy Shares Soar After Attacks on Saudi Oil Facilities

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Afghanistan

US service member killed in Afghanistan after Trump cancels peace talks

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Turkey

Turkey says three million could return to safe zone in Syria

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