Iran’s actions threat to world community
Saturday’s terror attacks against Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq petroleum processing facility and the Khurais oilfield, claimed by Yemen’s pro-Iran Al Houthi militia, are not only a criminal assault on the kingdom’s economic infrastructure but also pose an unacceptable danger to international energy security.
The drones that attacked the Saudi Aramco installations have caused the disruption of about 5.7 million barrels in crude supplies, and threaten the world economy. This is equivalent to more than five per cent of the world’s daily production.
The Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting to uphold the legitimacy of the internationally recognised government in Yemen has said that it is investigating the attack to identify the perpetrators, and has promised to implement necessary measures to deal with the terrorist threats. Whether it was carried out by Al Houthis in Yemen or, as some reports have said, by militias based in Iraq (this was denied by the Iraqi government), the attack has Iran written all over it.
If Iran wants to be accepted as a normal country on the world stage, it should desist from threats and provocations, and take steps to rectify its stances. Iran and the Middle East stand to benefit if Tehran starts behaving like a normal government.
The world community should take appropriate action, considering the severity of the threat posed to the international order by the government in Tehran.