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

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

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
 * 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
 * ''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