The Prime Minister of UK, Boris Johnson. (Image via Daily Express)

Boris Johnson blames Iran for the Saudi oil incident too!

The United Kingdom (UK) decided to join the United States (US) bandwagon to blame Iran altogether for the Saudi Aramco incident. The Prime Minister of UK, Boris Johnson, stated that Iran held a “high degree” to be responsible for drones and missiles attack on Aramco.

Not only blaming Iran but also Johnson hinted a slight chance for the UK to join US troops in assisting Saudi Arabia. The statement came as the PM was en route from the UK across the Atlantic Ocean to attend the 74th United Nations (UN) General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

After stating such a bold statement, Johnson added that the UK is still struggling with its American and European “friends” to lessen the tension in the Gulf.

Previously, Johnson did not want to point anyone for the oil facility incident that caused global oil reserves to decrease by 2% and rattled the oil market.

The US blamed it on Iran because the Yemeni, Iran-aligned Houthi rebel group claimed responsibility, and the US stated that it had strong evidence. Last Friday (20/9), the US decided to deploy more troops to Saudi Arabia to offer more protection to the Kingdom. A UK senior official, however, doubted Iran’s involvement in the attack.

The UK and some European countries are still included in the 2015 JCPOA agreement that Iran should limit its nuclear production. The US, however, withdrew in 2017 and instead, it imposed rounds of economic sanctions on Iran, especially the Aramco oil incident made it even worse.

It is set that the UK PM will meet the President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, on the sidelines of the 74th UNGA. Before meeting the Iranian President, Johnson is set to meet the President of the US, Donald Trump.

Johnson is also set to talk about the response to the attack with the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, to lessen the uprising tension in the Gulf.

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/world/boris-johnson-iran-saudi-attack