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Pentagon says US will defer to Saudis on whether to blame Iran for attack

By Jamie McIntyre

Published September 19, 2019 1:52pm ET

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Pentagon says US will defer to Saudis on whether to blame Iran for attack — The United States will allow Saudi Arabia to decide if there is enough evidence to accuse Iran of conducting last week’s drone and missile strike that crippled two Saudi oil production facilities, the Pentagon says. “We’ll wait until the final assessment’s completed with the Saudis and that they’ve made the declaration,” Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman […]

The United States will allow Saudi Arabia to decide if there is enough evidence to accuse Iran of conducting last week’s drone and missile strike that crippled two Saudi oil production facilities, the Pentagon says.

“We’ll wait until the final assessment’s completed with the Saudis and that they’ve made the declaration,” Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman told reporters Thursday.

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