The US accuses Iran of attacking Saudi Arabia

The World

The US has said unequivocally that Iran carried out the attack on Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Drones or missiles crippled Saudi oil production in the strike. But there is, as yet, no evidence of who carried out the attack, or even where it came from. Host Carol Hills speaks with Suzanne Maloney, an Iran expert at the Brookings Institution, and a former state department adviser. 

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