- Al-Malki said that the weapons used in Saturday's attacks are Iranian Ya Ali missiles and Delta Wing drones. But there is a possibility that it is another weapon entirely, researcher Fabian Hinz writes in Arms Control Wonk.
- Hinz's examination of the wreckage indicated that it was a Quds 1 missile. This missile hasn't been seen in Iran, but it's possible that Iran is producing them or their components there. They could be supplied to proxies or fired by Iranian forces.
- Iran has continued to deny responsibility for the attack.
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The Saudis say these cruise missile parts from the oil plant attacks are 'undeniable' proof of Iran's secret hand
At a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki presented what he alleged is wreckage from Iranian drones and missiles from an attack Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil facilities on Saturday.
Saudi military spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki displays what he describes as an Iranian cruise missile and drones used in an attack this weekend that targeted the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, during a press conference in Riyadh
On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki presented evidence from a Saudi investigation into attacks on its state-owned oil facilities on Saturday, telling reporters that the wreckage of drones and missiles is "undeniable" evidence that Iran supported the attack, Al-Jazeera reports.
"The attack was launched from the north and unquestionably sponsored by Iran," al-Malki said. "The evidence ... that you have seen in front of you makes this undeniable."
"The Iranian regime and the IRGC [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps], they are trying to hide any evidence" of involvement, he said. "We do have a lot of evidence against the IRGC and we will provide it to the United Nations and through the right channel according to the international law."
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However, al-Malki stopped short of saying that Iran was directly responsible for the attacks that brought the Saudi oil industry to its knees this week.
Hamad I Mohamed / Associated Press
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