Saudi Arabia is seeking a political settlement in Yemen, Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz said on Wednesday, stressing that the attacks on Aramco used Iranian weapons.
He said in an annual address to the Saudi Shura Council that his country hoped the Riyadh agreement would open the door to broader peace talks.
Letters to Iran
In new letters to Iran, the Saudi king said that "Iran must realize that it has serious choices and will bear the consequences," stressing that the Kingdom "is ready to defend its people firmly against any aggression."
He added that Iran "has been going on for decades to interfere in the affairs of its neighbors and to sponsor and support terrorism."
He stressed that his country and many countries of the policies and practices of the regime of Iran, "saying: the Iranian regime added to the criminal stock sabotage attack on Aramco, targeting cargo ships and oil tankers, and we have adhered as usual wisdom in addressing these cowardly acts."
He stressed that his country "hopes that the Iranian regime will choose the side of wisdom and realize that there is no way to overcome the international position rejecting its practices only by leaving its expansionist and subversive thought that has hurt its people before other peoples."
Aramco and Oil Life
He said that the Kingdom's oil policy aims to stabilize the world oil markets and serve both producers and consumers.
He said the initial public offering of state-owned Aramco would allow investors from inside and outside the kingdom to participate and create thousands of jobs.
They asserted that "Iranian weapons were used in attacks on Aramco facilities" during the attacks on it last September.
He added that if Aramco were able to recover oil production capacity quickly after the attacks, it proved the kingdom's ability to meet global demand during any shortage.
He explained that "the Kingdom has been exposed to 286 ballistic missiles and 289 drones, and did not affect its developmental development process and the lives of citizens and residents."