{"id":1400847,"date":"2022-03-25T16:44:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T20:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1400847"},"modified":"2022-03-25T16:44:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T20:44:41","slug":"extremists-launch-attack-against-saudi-oil-facilities-biden-removed-them-from-terrorist-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/extremists-launch-attack-against-saudi-oil-facilities-biden-removed-them-from-terrorist-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Extremists Launch Attack Against Saudi Oil Facilities. Biden Removed Them From Terrorist List."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fextremists-launch-attack-against-saudi-oil-facilities-biden-removed-them-from-terrorist-list%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1400847&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/SA-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A group of Iranian-backed extremists, which Democrat President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/houthi-missile-attack-kills-dozens-of-civilians-comes-after-biden-removed-terror-designation-on-group\">removed<\/a> from the official Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) list, claimed credit on Friday for an attack on Saudi energy facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt (1725), Saudi Aramco\u2019s Bulk Plant in Jeddah was targeted with an act of aggression, the early indications of which suggest that it was targeted by the terrorist, Iran-backed Houthi militia,\u201d the Saudi Press Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spa.gov.sa\/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&#038;newsid=2340714#2340714\">said<\/a> in a statement. \u201cA fire erupted in (2) tanks in the oil facility; the fire was controlled, and no injuries or loss of life were recorded. This hostile escalation targets oil facilities, and aims to undermine energy security and the backbone of global economy. These hostile attacks had no impact or repercussions in any way, shape or form on public life in Jeddah City.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The attacks came as Jeddah is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/f1\/story\/_\/id\/33594563\/f1-saudi-arabian-gp-go-ahead-attack-nearby-jeddah-oil-depot\">hosting<\/a> the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, which will go ahead as planned this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthi extremists later claimed responsibility for the attacks, saying that they \u201cdid several attacks with drones and ballistic missiles\u201d in Saudi Arabia, including an \u201cAramco installation in Jeddah (and) vital installations in Riyadh.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UPDATE?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UPDATE<\/a> Iran-backed Huthi rebels: &#8220;We did several attacks with drones and ballistic missiles&#8221; in Saudi Arabia, including an &#8220;Aramco installation in Jeddah (and) vital installations in Riyadh&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RqZNBXOGz5\">pic.twitter.com\/RqZNBXOGz5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AFP News Agency (@AFP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFP\/status\/1507402933721346050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Videos that circulated online showed massive plumes of smoke above the facilities that were hit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Houthis struck an Aramaco facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia a while ago. The KSA&#8217;s foreign ministry signaled earlier this week that Houthi attacks were taking a toll on the production of oil. Today&#8217;s attack will likely exacerbate the problem. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HqyYsJ0ytH\">pic.twitter.com\/HqyYsJ0ytH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeTruzman\/status\/1507380896084672515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Houthi rebels have struck an Aramco oil facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. This is the third week in a row where the Iran-backed organization has attacked Saudi energy facilities as a part of an effort to force KSA to stop prohibiting the entry of fuel into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Yemen?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Yemen<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/79olZgqGF5\">pic.twitter.com\/79olZgqGF5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeTruzman\/status\/1507372730110328841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HUGE columns of fire rise from Aramco oil facilities that came under attack by the Houthi terrorist today \u2013 Al Ekhbariya TV <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nkO0VN4lIv\">pic.twitter.com\/nkO0VN4lIv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u062d\u0633\u0646 \u0633\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0646\u064a \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddea Hassan Sajwani (@HSajwanization) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HSajwanization\/status\/1507432476959985665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-sports-united-arab-emirates-saudi-arabia-yemen-a0673736ceddfd5f498deb16a4254d64?utm_source=Twitter&#038;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&#038;utm_medium=AP\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-71 Component-p-0-2-62\"><em>Meanwhile, Saudi state TV also acknowledged attacks in one town targeting water tanks that damaged vehicles and homes. Another attack targeted an electrical substation in an area of southwestern Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border, state TV said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-71 Component-p-0-2-62\"><em>The North Jiddah Bulk Plant stores diesel, gasoline and jet fuel for use in Jiddah, the kingdom\u2019s second-largest city. It accounts for over a quarter of all of Saudi Arabia\u2019s supplies and also supplies fuel crucial to running a regional desalination plant.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-71 Component-p-0-2-62\"><em>The Houthis have twice targeted the North Jiddah plant with cruise missiles.\u00a0One attack came in November 2020. The last came on Sunday\u00a0as part of a wider barrage by the Houthis.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Trump administration designated the Houthis, also known as Ansarallah, as an FTO and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under the leadership of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The Biden administration quickly reversed the terrorist designation after taking over in early 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Council on Foreign Relations\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/blog\/biden-and-houthis\">noted<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The main defense of the Trump administration decision to call the Houthis terrorists is that they repeatedly commit acts of terrorism. QED. And the main critique of the Biden administration\u2019s revocation of that decision is equally simple: the Houthis have long committed, and continue to commit, acts of terror. They should be designated an FTO because they are an FTO.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThese designations will provide additional tools to confront terrorist activity and terrorism by Ansarallah, a deadly Iran-backed militia group in the Gulf region,\u201d Pompeo\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2017-2021.state.gov\/terrorist-designation-of-ansarallah-in-yemen\/index.html\">said<\/a>\u00a0in a statement at the time. \u201cThe designations are intended to hold Ansarallah accountable for its terrorist acts, including cross-border attacks threatening civilian populations, infrastructure, and commercial shipping.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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