{"id":26730,"date":"2019-09-30T15:42:30","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T14:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maincontent\/maincontent-terrorism\/26730-iranian-regime-s-attack-on-saudi-oil-installations"},"modified":"2023-01-20T22:22:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T21:22:32","slug":"iranian-regime-s-attack-on-saudi-oil-installations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/inside-source-reports\/iranian-regime-s-attack-on-saudi-oil-installations\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian Regime\u2019s Attack on Saudi Oil Installations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DETAILS ON DECISION MAKING PROCESS, COMMAND CHAIN, AND TIMELINE OF<\/strong><\/h2>\n

IRGC ACTIONS<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A<\/em>l<\/em>i Khamenei, supreme leader of the regime, directly ordered the<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0commanders of the operation to conduct the attack<\/em><\/p>\n

September 30, 2019 <\/p>\n

Summar<\/strong>y<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) – the pivotal member organization \u00a0of \u00a0the \u00a0National \u00a0Council \u00a0of \u00a0Resistance \u00a0of \u00a0Iran \u00a0(NCRI) \u00a0– \u00a0has \u00a0obtained exclusive and top secret information sourced from inside the Iranian regime detailing the missile and drone attack carried out by the Iranian regime against the oil facilities \u00a0of Saudi Arabia in Abqaiq and Khurais on September 14, 2019.<\/p>\n

These Intelligence reports indicate that the operation resulting in the attack involved the highest levels of the IRGC who directed it at every step. Ali Khamenei, supreme leader of the regime, directly ordered the commanders of the operation to conduct the attack, and the tactical command headquarters for the operation deployed from Tehran to Khuzestan province (southwest Iran) one week prior to the attack. The missiles used in the \u00a0attack \u00a0were \u00a0Ya-Ali(1)\u00a0 \u00a0cruise \u00a0missiles, \u00a0nicknamed \u00a0Anti-Ali \u00a0missiles \u00a0by \u00a0the \u00a0Iranian<\/p>\n

people, and Thamen-ol A\u2019emeh Industries situated in Parchin, Tehran, produced them.<\/p>\n

(1)\u00a0Ali refers to Imam Ali ibn-Abi Taleb, the first Shiite Imam.<\/p>\n

\u201cIntelligence reports indicate that the operation resulting in the attack involved the highest\u00a0 levels of the IRGC who directed it at every step.\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

De<\/strong>tailed Timeline of Attack Operation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Below \u00a0are \u00a0selected \u00a0details \u00a0relevant \u00a0to \u00a0the \u00a0Iranian \u00a0regime\u2019s \u00a0attack \u00a0on \u00a0Saudi \u00a0Arabia<\/p>\n

(ARAMCO) in Abqaiq and Khurais on September 14, 2019:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) of the Iranian regime approved a plan for an attack against Saudi Arabian oil facilities in a session on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 presided \u00a0over by the Iranian \u00a0regime\u2019s \u00a0president, \u00a0Hassan \u00a0Rouhan The regime\u2019s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif is also a regular member of the SNSC and attends its sessions. \u00a0Several of the IRGC commanders \u00a0who have been confirmed by intelligence reports to have been present in the meeting were:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n