US confirms its Iran envoy met Saudi energy minister in Vienna 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) – The U.S. government confirmed that Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih met with U.S. special representative for Iran Brian Hook in Vienna on Wednesday, contradicting a Saudi denial that the talks had taken place. “Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook met briefly with the Saudi Minister of Energy in Vienna on Wednesday,” the State Department spokeswoman said. He said higher oil supplies were a payback from Riyadh for U.S. support against Saudi arch-rival Iran. Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh criticized Hook over the meeting for what he said was his “meddlesome approach”.

Source: Manila Bulletin December 05, 2018 19:41 UTC