Iran's president has said his country's message to the world is "peace and stability" - as the UK, France and Germany jointly blamed Iran for the attack on an oil facility. Speaking from New York, where he is attending the UN General Assembly, Hassan Rouhani said: "We want to tell the world that the situation in the Persian Gulf is very sensitive." It comes as France, Germany and the UK jointly blamed Iran for the 14 September attacks on Saudi oil facilities.A joint statement by the countries' three leaders said: "The time has come for Iran to accept a long term negotiation framework for its nuclear program, as well as regional security issues, which include its missile programs."
The statement was released after a meeting between Boris Johnson, German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron to coordinate a strategy on Iran as the European parties attempt to save a 2015 nuclear deal and defuse tensions between Washington and Tehran. "It is clear to us that Iran bears responsibility for this attack. There is no other plausible explanation," the statement read.Iran has denied any involvement in the attacks on the Khurais oil field and Abqaiq oil processing facility, which shook global oil markets. Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, stressed "it would be stupid for Iran to engage in such activity". The US and Saudi Arabia have also accused Iran of launching the attacks, which Yemen Houthi rebels earlier claimed as a response to the Saudi-led war there which has killed tens and thousands of people.
Mr Trump quit a deal last year that assures Iran access to world trade in return for curbs on its nuclear programme. The US reimposed sanctions on Iran and last week imposed new sanctions on Iran's central bank following its alleged involvement in the attacks.
Same old tactics, this is how they got Japan into WW2, let's hope Iran knows this ploy and can peacefully avoid it.
