The three European governments had issued a joint statement late Monday expressing their “full solidarity” with Saudi Arabia, and alleging that it was “clear” that “Iran is responsible” for the September 14 attacks. Tehran has vocally rejected the allegations. Yemen’s Houthi militia have claimed responsibility.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has condemned the joint statement put out by the UK, France and Germany accusing Iran of responsibility for the devastating attacks on Saudi oil facilities, charging the three powers with engaging in a “groundless blame game.”
In a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Rouhani was reported to have brought up a number of issues, including efforts by France and other signatories of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, to save the treaty following Washington’s unilateral exit from its commitments in 2018.
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