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September 19, 2019The United States prefers a "peaceful solution" after Saturday's attack on oil sites in Saudi Arabia. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said this, adding that in the Gulf there is "consensus" on Iran's responsibility. "We are here to build a coalition destined to reach peace and a peaceful solution," said the head of US diplomacy, adding that he hopes that Tehran will see things "the same way".The US secretary of state is today in Abu Dhabi for a meeting with the crown prince the Emirate Mohamed bin Zayed: the talks center on developments in the region after the "Iranian attacks" against Saudi oil installations. "It was an act of war," Pompeo said. Meanwhile, the Emirates have announced that they will join the US-led coalition to protect the Gulf's shipping routes, which have recently been the scene of tensions with Iranian military units.
Yesterday Pompey was in Saudi Arabia to meet Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Iran: if there is raid it will be total war
A "total war" will be the consequence of a possible US or Saudi Arabia raid on Iran in retaliation for attacks on Saudi facilities Aramco is the warning of Iran's Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in an interview given to the 'CNN'. Zarif stressed that Iran hopes to avoid a conflict, adding that the country is willing to talk to its regional rivals, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, while the possibility of a resumption of negotiations with the United States is linked to the return of these last to the agreement on the nuclear program and the lifting of the sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Tehran's head of diplomacy reiterated Iran's extraneousness to the attacks against Saudi Arabia.