September 14, 2019 strike on Aramco facilities

Yemeni sources

 * AramCo Fire | Yemen Brigadier General Yahya reveals Details of Saudi sites | News Update - News Update Live September 18, 2019
 * Here are the new details about the operation:First: The operation carried out a number of types of drones, including planes will be revealed today for the first time. These planes are powered by regular and jet engines from three main points according to range and route and from different destinations depending on the target location. The first point was launched from the aircraft of the type of bombers of the third generation, which reach long ranges we disclose for the first time has been used by the second point from which launched the aircraft Samad 3, which has a range between 1500 - 1700 kilometers. The third point from which aircraft with jet engines have been used and will be revealed later these aircraft have fissionable heads carrying four precision bombs in the injury can hide and maneuver and can hit the target from several angles preceded the process of planning and processing at the highest levels and advanced operational methods So that the planes with normal and medium-range jet engines were balanced to reach their targets simultaneously. Other planes were used to camouflage and jam the enemy so that the main planes could reach the target. The hostile air defenses and their perception that they are the second objective : the armed forces retain the full details of the operation and will reveal all the details in time.


 * Saudi oil strikes perfect example of Yemeni forces’ military capabilities: Army spox - Press TV September 18, 2019
 * "You are Next," Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Warned UAE Regime - Al Masriah, September 19, 2019
 * NEWS BRIEF YEMEN – SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 - Catherine Shakdam, Next Century Foundation
 * The Houthis renewed on Wednesday their offer of a truce with Saudi Arabia stating that should the Kingdom agree to halt all strikes against Yemen, they would refrain from further escalating their targeting of Saudi Arabia’s key infrastructures. Parties close to the Houthis confirmed that Saudi Arabia was not the only target on the Resistance’s list – the UAE also could face retaliatory attacks by Yemen, as a mean to pressure Saudi Arabia-led coalition into returning to the negotiating table.
 * Hisham Sharaf, the Houthis’ foreign minister, told AFP. “If they want peace, we are for peace. If they don’t want peace, they know how we can hit them hard.”

Allegations

 * U.S. blames Iran for Saudi oil attack, Trump says 'locked and loaded' - Reuters, September 15, 2019
 * Pompeo blames Iran for the attack. Iran denies the blame.
 * A video claimed to be from Hafar Al-Batin, in northern Saudi Arabia near the border with Iraq is posted on Twitter, suggesting the attack was coming from Iraq, not Yemen, to the south of Saudi Arabia (the video location and timing is unconfirmed).
 * "We'll see", September 16, 2019
 * "U.S. Tells Saudi Arabia Oil Attacks Were Launched From Iran" -WSJ, September 16, 2019
 * Saudi-led coalition:Evidence indicates Iranian arms used in Saudi attack - Thomson Reuters, September 16, 2019
 * ''"The preliminary results show that the weapons are Iranian and we are currently working to determine the location ... The terrorist attack did not originate from Yemen as the Houthi militia claimed," Malki told a press conference in Riyadh.
 * Saudi Arabia Says Iranian Weapons Used to Attack Oil Facilities - Bloomberg, September 16, 2019
 * US defense failure… Why Washington has to blame Iran over Saudi attacks - Finian Cunningham, RT, September 16, 2019
 * US Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper, Twitter, September 16, 2019
 * ''This weekend I spoke with the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman, and Iraqi Minister of Defense al-Shammary about the recent attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.
 * Outside Experts See Iran's Hand In Attack On Saudi Oil Facility - NPR, September 16, 2019
 * Source: 'High probability' Saudi attack launched from Iranian base near Iraq - CNN, September 17, 2019
 * ''The attack involved cruise missiles flying at low altitude, the source said, and their trajectory was from the north of the Abqaiq complex, which was struck by more than a dozen projectiles in the early hours of Saturday morning. The source added that there is absolutely no indication that these missiles came from a southern area and especially not one as far as Yemen.
 * ''The missiles, according to the investigators' current assessment, flew over southern Iraq and through Kuwaiti airspace before reaching their targets. The trajectory would imply that the launch point of the attack was being masked.
 * Saudi oil attack was approved by Iran's supreme leader, U.S. official says - CBS News, September 18, 2019
 * Houthi Involvement in Saudi Oil Refinery Attacks 'Entirely Implausible' - UK Foreign Minister - Sputnik, September 22, 2019
 * UK, France Germany blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks - AP, September 23, 2019
 * UN Investigators Unable to Trace Saudi Aramco Attack to Iran - Bloomberg, December 10, 2019
 * ''United Nations investigators dispatched to Saudi Arabia after drone and missile attacks on state oil company Aramco in September determined they couldn’t yet verify U.S. and Saudi claims that Iran was behind the strikes.
 * UN ‘unable’ to verify claims Iran was behind Saudi Aramco attacks - PressTV, December 11, 2019
 * UN Unable To Confirm Iran's Involvement In Saudi Arabia Oil Attacks - RFE/RL, December 11, 2019
 * From "Locked & Loaded" To UN 'Unable' To Link Aramco Attacks To Iran: More War Lies Debunked - ZeroHedge, December 12, 2019
 * Dec 14: In contrast with statements from the previous week Brian Hook said what Iran did to Saudi Arabia on September 14 was an act of war

Damage assessment

 * Aramco's Operation Disrupted Worse Than Initially Presented: Report - SouthFront, September 22, 2019

Aftermath

 * OPEC output suffers biggest drop in 16 years on Saudi attacks - Grant Smith, Bloomberg, September 2, 2019
 * Saudi Arabia considering some form of Yemen ceasefire: sources - Reuters, October 4, 2019
 * Saudi Arabia Recognizes Its Weakness and Is Ready to Talk to the Iranian Foe - Haaretz, October 5, 2019
 * This Means War: Saudi Arabia Is Thinking About Attacking Iran - Stratfor Worldview, The National Interest, October 5, 2019
 * Iran Slams US, Saudis for Using UN as ‘Tool’ to Claim Iranian Involvement in Houthi Drone Attacks - Sputnik, June 13, 2020

Analysis

 * Damage At Saudi Oil Plant Points To Well Targeted Swarm Attack - Moon of Alabama, September 16, 2019
 * The Strike On Saudi Oil Facilities Was Unprecedented And It Underscores Far Greater Issues - Tyler Rogoway, The Drive, September 16, 2019
 * Experts: Saudi Arabia's Sophisticated Defense Vulnerable to Drone Strikes - Dale Gavlak, VOA News, September 17, 2019
 * Detailed satellite photos show extent of ‘surgical’ attack damage to Saudi Aramco oil facilities - Natasha Turak, CNBC, September 17, 2019
 * How Did Drones Take Out 5 Percent Of The World's Oil Supply? - Kyle Mizokami, Foxtrot Alpha, September 18, 2019
 * Petri Krohn @PetriKrohn on Twitter, September 18, 2019 (More here)
 * ''FOUND IT! - The engine used by the #Yemen / #Houthi / #Iran delta-winged suicide drones is a Chinese MDR-208 #Wankel engine.
 * How Iran precisely targeted Saudi oil facilities - Stephen Bryen, Asia Times, September 18, 2019
 * How did oil attack breach Saudi defences and what will happen next? - Michael Safi and Julian Borger, The Guardian, September 19, 2019
 * The drone attacks in Saudi Arabia have changed the nature of global warfare - Patrick Cockburn, The Independent, September 20, 2019
 * Woman Ruins MSNBC’s Hilarious Propaganda Segment - Redacted Tonight, September 24, 2019 (video)
 * 18 Drones 7 Cruise Missiles – How the Saudi Oil Field Attack Overturned America’s Apple Cart - Conn Hallinan, September 30, 2019
 * US Cyber Attack on Iran Seemed ‘Too Weak for Anyone to Actually Notice’, Cybersecurity Analyst Says - Sputnik, October 17, 2019