US Energy Sec. Perry: Iran was behind the Saudi attacks and must be held responsible

The US Energy Secretary Rick Perry was on the wires last minutes, via Reuters, noting that Iran was behind the Saudi attacks and must be held responsible.

He added that the attack on Saudi Arabia was an attack on the world energy system.

Meanwhile, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said that he has received a phone call from the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The office did not specify what was discussed.

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