Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
9-17-2019
Abstract
Half of Saudi Arabia’s oil production has been stopped by air attacks involving drones and possibly cruise missiles on 14 September 2019. Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asserted by tweet that Iran is responsible because there is “no evidence the attacks came from Yemen” and Iran is behind “100” attacks on Saudi Arabia. The U.S. has since released satellite imagery showing immense smoke clouds. Unnamed American officials say 19 sites were struck. According to the BBC, on 16 September, ‘UK, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said it was not yet clear who was responsible for what he described as a “wanton violation of international law”’.
Recommended Citation
O'Connell, Mary Ellen, "Drone Attacks on Saudi Aramco Oil Installations" (2019). NDLS in the News. 535.
https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndls_news/535
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Originally posted EJIL:Talk!; Blog of the European Journal of International Law.
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