Iran's oil minister on Sunday ordered his country's energy sector to be on high alert to the threat of "physical and cyber" attacks. Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said "it is necessary for all companies and installations of the oil industry to be on full alert against physical and cyber threats," in a statement published on the oil ministry's Shana website. Washington, Riyadh, Berlin, London and Paris blame Iran for attacks that damaged the Saudi oil sector on September 14 and forced the world's largest crude exporter to sharply reduce production. Iran supports the rebels against a Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting the Huthis since 2015. Iran denied press reports on September 21 that its oil installations were disrupted by a cyber attack.

Source: Mint September 29, 2019 15:11 UTC