US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Iran for Saturday’s drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
He dismissed a claim by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels that they had attacked the two facilities, run by state-owned company Aramco.
Iran’s foreign minister accused Mr Pompeo of “deceit”.
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said the strikes had reduced crude oil production by 5.7 million barrels a day – about half the kingdom’s output.
Correspondents say they could have a significant impact on world oil prices.
The main Saudi stock exchange plummeted 3% on opening on Sunday, before recovering.
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