The Evening: Saudi Oil Attacks, NK Invitation, You’re All I’ve Got Tonight and More
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** Good Evening,
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It's Monday, September 16th.
** U.S. Tells Saudi Arabia Oil Attacks Were Launched From Iran
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U.S. intelligence indicates Iran was the staging ground for a debilitating attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, people familiar with the discussions said Monday, as the
WSJ’s Dion Nissenbaum, Summer Said, and Jared Malsin report ([link removed]) .
Dive Deeper: “Iran’s Threat to Saudi Critical Infrastructure: The Implications of U.S.-Iranian Escalation ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Seth Jones, Danika Newlee, Nicholas Harrington, and Joseph Bermudez.
“The Strategic Implications of the Strikes on Saudi Arabia ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Anthony Cordesman.
** No Meeting With Iran
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Iran has dismissed the possibility of a meeting between the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, and President Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next week, as the
NYT’s Megan Specia reports ([link removed]) .
** NK Invited Trump to Pyongyang
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un invited President Trump to visit Pyongyang in a letter sent in August amid stalled denuclearization talks, as Reuters Hyonhee Shin reports ([link removed]) .
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** In That Number
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** 930
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The Houthis are known to have acquired strike systems that can fly up to 930 miles.
Source: CSIS ([link removed])
** Critical Quote
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** “We’ll let you know but it does look that way.”
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— President Trump when asked if Iran was behind the Saudi oil attacks
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** Optics
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CSIS's Transnational Threats Project identified the Abqaiq oil facility as a key vulnerability in a brief ([link removed]) last month. Though the Abqaiq facility is large, the stabilization process is concentrated in specific areas, which greatly increases the likelihood of a strike successfully disrupting or destroying its operations.
** Recommended Reading
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“Fly-Fight-AI: Air Force Releases New AI Strategy ([link removed]) ,” by CSIS’s Lindsey Sheppard.
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** Smiles
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I’m bummed about the loss of Ric Ocasek, and I bet many of you are too. The Cars were such a big deal to me. Their debut record, self-titled “The Cars,” was released in 1978 and went on to sell six million copies. It still sounds fresh, energetic and modern to me today. It’s one of those albums you take to the desert island.
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