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Thursday 26 September 2019 - 18:16
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Turkey's Erdogan urges caution over blaming Iran for Saudi attack: Fox News

Reuters - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged caution over blaming Iran for a Sept. 14 attack on Saudi Arabias oil facilities, adding that it would not be right to place the entire burden on the Islamic Republic.

The United States, European powers and Saudi Arabia have blamed the attack on Iran, instead of the Yemeni Iran-aligned Houthi group that claimed responsibility. Iran distanced itself from the attacks, but said it was ready for full-fledged war.

I dont think it would be the right thing to blame Iran, Erdogan said in an interview with Fox News broadcast on Wednesday, adding that the attacks came from several parts of Yemen.

If we just place the entire burden on Iran, it wont be the right way to go. Because the evidence available does not necessarily point to that fact, Erdogan said, according to a translation of his comments broadcast by Fox.

Saudi Arabia is in consultation with friends and allies about the next steps to take, its Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir told reporters on Wednesday.

The attack on the heartland of Saudi Arabias oil industry damaged the worlds biggest petroleum-processing facility and knocked out more than 5% of global oil supply.

Reporting by Daren Butler; Editing by Clarence Fernandez
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