Khamenei's advisor threatens new attacks on oil supplies
English - Monday 16 December 2019 الساعة 06:03 pm
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Hossein Dehghan, iran's supreme leader's military advisor, has renewed his threats to target oil supplies if his country is unable to export oil.
"If we can't export our oil, others won't export it," he said in response to increased pressure and sanctions against Iran.
Iran has suffered a sharp decline in its oil exports since Washington imposed tough sanctions on its oil exports.
A Reuters investigation revealed that the attack on Saudi Aramco oil facilities was planned by Iran with drones, where Iranian security officials gathered in a heavily fortified compound in Tehran. Among those present were senior irgc leaders, whose terms of reference include missile development and covert operations.
A few days ago, U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Brian Hawke said that the u.S. administration's sanctions against Iran's oil sector, which were fully implemented last May, had led to a decline in oil exports to a degree not seen since the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, which in turn reduced exports to 2 million barrels per day and deprived Iran of 80 percent of oil revenues.
Speaking before the Council on Foreign Relations, Hawke said Iran's leaders are facing the most serious decisions since the 1980s, either engaging in real negotiations or seeing their economy collapse.
Brian stressed about the possibility of Military Action by Iran that his country will not allow Iran to deny any action it does and will hold it responsible, noting that Tehran "will make a grave mistake if it miscalculates our stability."
"If Iran attacks, we will respond militarily," Said Ryan Hawke, "We don't want a new war in the Middle East, but we've increased our combat capabilities with 14,000 U.S. troops, as well as our intelligence activities, and we know that we have stopped and failed many of the operations that Iran has been planning since May."
