Iran's oil minister dismisses tensions over Aramco attack; says Saudi energy minister is a 'friend'
Geopolitical tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia might be the biggest issue facing the Middle East right now but Iran's oil minister has insisted he has a good rapport with his Saudi Arabian counterpart.
Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, Iran's petroleum minister, second left, speaks to reporters ahead of the 176th Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries meeting in Vienna, Austria, on Monday, July 1, 2019.Geopolitical tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia might be the biggest issue facing the Middle East right now but Iran's oil minister has insisted he has a good rapport with his Saudi Arabian counterpart.
Tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia has long been tensed because of the rival religious powers' power struggle in the region. That said, tensions are high between the countries following a missile and drone attack on two Saudi Arabian oil facilities in September. Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack but Saudi Arabia and the U.S. suggested that the Houthi's ally Iran had a role in, or was responsible for, the attack on Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq and Khurais oil facility. The attack initially halved Saudi Arabia's oil production.
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