Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received in Jeddah on Wednesday US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The US official stressed Washington’s condemnation of the attacks against Saudi Aramco’s oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais last week.
He reiterated his accusation that Iran was behind the attack, adding that his country supports Saudi Arabia’s invitation of international experts to probe the source of the attack.
The US supports the security and stability of the Kingdom against such criminal acts, Pompeo stressed, expressing his appreciation to the Saudi leadership and its keenness on the security and stability of the region.
For his part, Crown Prince Mohammed said the attacks aimed to destabilize the region and harm the global economy and energy supplies.
Upon his arrival in Jeddah, Pompeo had described the attack against Aramco as an “act of war”.
The Saudi Defense Ministry had earlier presented evidence of Iranian weapons that were used in the attack.
