Saudi Arabia's crown prince blames Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and also said that the kingdom does not want a war in the region
UAE's Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan calls on world powers"to secure international navigation and access to energy", a plea echoed by regional ally Saudi Arabia after the incident sent crude prices soaring.
"We do not want a war in the region... But we won't hesitate to deal with any threat to our people, our sovereignty, our territorial integrity and our vital interests," the Saudi crown prince, also known as MBS, told pan-Arab daily Asharq al Awsat, in his first public comments since the attacks. US President Donald Trump has said the twin attacks had Iran "written all over it", rejecting Tehran's vehement denial.The US military on Friday released grainy footage it said showed an Iranian patrol boat removing an "unexploded limpet mine" from one of the tankers.
The UAE's Sheikh Abdullah, whose country is bitterly opposed to Iranian influence in the region, called for a deescalation of tensions. Maritime experts would then seek to transfer the highly flammable cargo to shore, according to an unnamed official quoted by Japanese state media.
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