EghtesadOnline: The United Nations is “unable to independently corroborate” that missiles and drones used in attacks on Saudi oil facilities in September “are of Iranian origin”, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council on Tuesday.

EghtesadOnline: US President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Iran appeared to have been responsible for the weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities , but said he would “like to avoid” a military conflict with Tehran and emphasized his interest in diplomacy.

EghtesadOnline: Oil prices surged on Monday, with Brent crude posting its biggest intra-day percentage gain since the Persian Gulf War in 1991, after an attack on Saudi oil facilities on Saturday shut over 5% of global supply.