Interview · moment 12 of 31
Who Really Hit Saudi Aramco? Iran's Denials Examined
from Emergency Podcast: Iran, Israel, & Imminent Destruction | The Tim Dillon Show #486 · #486
3 min
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Grim and Scahill weigh the plausibility of Iran's denial that it struck the Saudi Aramco facility, noting Saudi Arabia's own shifting explanation (debris from an intercepted drone) and the lack of Saudi retaliation as evidence.
- Iran's deputy foreign minister argues they didn't hit Saudi Aramco because their own economy depends on oil—why start a tit-for-tat bombing campaign against oil fields?
- Israel, not Lebanon, may have struck the Saudi Aramco facility, according to claims that need serious investigation.
- Iranians told Jeremy they would only attack oil infrastructure if the U.S. and Israel first strike Iranian oil, viewing Gulf facilities as linked to the American project.
- Tim notes the contradiction: Israel, America's closest ally, potentially attacked Saudi Aramco—another U.S. ally—in what could be a false flag operation.
- The attack could have been accidental, a cover-up, or the result of drone debris the Saudis claim to have shot down.