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Like the United States, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attributed the attacks against Saudi Arabia to Iran (image for illustration). Erin Schaff / Pool

The British prime minister on Monday attributed attacks on Saudi oil facilities in Tehran while meeting Hassan Rohani in New York.

The meeting between Hassan Rohani and Boris Johnson, scheduled at the UN General Assembly, promises to be tense. On board the plane taking him to New York, the British Prime Minister, in turn, singled out Tehran in recent attacks in Saudi Arabia, according to the British Press Association: " I can tell you that the United Kingdom attributes to Iran with a very high degree of probability the attacks of Aramco , the Saudi oil giant who manages the site.

Although claimed by the Yemeni Houthi rebels, these two attacks of 14 September have already been attributed by Washington to Iran, which denies any responsibility.

London wants to participate in building an "international response"

" The challenge is how to organize an international response ," said the head of the government, adding, " We will work with our American friends and European friends to build an answer that tries to reduce tensions in the Gulf region. . "

Boris Johnson said he did not exclude " playing a role " in this issue, " if the Saudis or Americans are asking for it ".

The case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe approached

During his meeting with the Iranian President, the British Prime Minister will also address the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe , the Iranian-British employee of the Reuters Foundation arrested in 2016 and sentenced to five years in prison for taking part in demonstrations against the regime. in 2009. Charges she denies.

(with AFP)