UK, France and Germany blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks
Britain, France and Germany joined the United States on Monday in blaming Iran for attacks on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, but the Iranian foreign minister pointed to claims of responsibility by Yemeni rebels and said: "If Iran were behind this attack, nothing would have been left of this refinery."
The leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany released a statement reaffirming their support for the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the US exited, but telling Iran to stop breaching it and saying "there is no other plausible explanation" than that "Iran bears responsibility for this attack."
They pledged to try to ease tensions in the Middle East and urged Iran to "refrain from choosing provocation and escalation."
Iran says seized British-flagged tanker free to leave
Iran said British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero is "free" to leave more than two months after it was seized in the Gulf.
"The legal process has finished and based on that the conditions for letting the oil tanker go free have been fulfilled and the oil tanker can move," government spokesman Ali Rabiei told a news conference.
He did not specify when the Swedish-owned vessel would be allowed to set sail.
"We understand that the political decision has been taken to release the ship," Stena Bulk's chief executive Erik Hanell told Swedish television station SVT.
"We hope it will be able to leave in a few hours, but we don't want to take anything for granted.
Iran calls for rival Gulf security coalition
Iran's president says his country will offer its own rival security coalition in the Persian Gulf, as the US sends more troops to Saudi Arabia and heads its own regional military coalition.
Hassan Rouhani, before travelling to attend the UN meetings, said on Monday that Iran will invite "all littoral states of the Persian Gulf" to join its coalition "to guarantee the region's security."
He says the initiative is not limited to "security" but also encompasses economic cooperation and will be presented in detail at the UN.
UK says Iran responsible for attack on Saudi oil facilities
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain has concluded Iran was responsible for attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, and the UK will consider taking part in a US-led military effort to bolster the Gulf kingdom's defences.
But Johnson also says the UK will work with allies to "de-escalate" Mideast tensions.
Saudi Arabia and the US also blame Iran.
US emphasizes diplomacy
The US said it will make its case against Iran at the UN this week, insisting it wants to give diplomacy "every opportunity to succeed" in the wake of a devastating attack on a vital Saudi oil complex.
"President Trump and I both want to give diplomacy every opportunity to succeed," said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
"But make no mistake about it, if we're unsuccessful in that and Iran continues to strike out in this way, I am confident that President Trump will make the decisions necessary to achieve our objectives."
Pompeo, meanwhile, said the US sanctions campaign was just getting started.
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