Iran has accused Israel of orchestrating a drone attack on facilities owned by Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco, describing the incident as a “false flag” operation.
According to Tasnim News Agency, a military source claimed the strike was carried out by Israel in an effort to divert regional attention from what it called Israeli attacks on civilian sites inside Iran.
“The attack on Aramco was an Israeli false flag operation,” the source said, adding that Israel’s objective was to distract countries in the region from its actions against Iran.
The source further stated that Iran has openly declared it would target American and Israeli interests, installations, and facilities across the region, and has already struck several of them. However, it emphasized that Aramco facilities have not been among Iran’s targets so far.
The same source also alleged that, based on intelligence information, the Port of Fujairah in the UAE could be the next site targeted in what it described as an Israeli false flag operation.
Earlier on Monday, a drone strike hit one of Aramco’s oil facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia. Sources told Reuters that Saudi Aramco temporarily shut down its refinery in Ras Tanura as a precautionary measure following the attack, adding that the situation was under control.
