Iran dismissed accusations by the US that it was behind attacks on Saudi oil plants that disrupted world oil production and warned on Sunday that US bases and aircraft carriers in the region were in range of its missiles.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attacks that knocked out more than half of Saudi oil output. But US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said there was no evidence the attacks came from Yemen and accused Iran of “an unprecedented attack on the world’s energy supply”.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi, speaking on state TV, dismissed the US claim as “pointless”.
A senior Revolutionary Guards commander warned that Iran was ready for “full-fledged” war and that US military assets were within range of Iranian missiles.
