Saudi Aramco says claims it is in talks with Ukrainian firms for drones inaccurate

RIYADH: Saudi oil ​giant Aramco said on Thursday that claims it is in discussions with Ukrainian companies to buy interceptor drones are inaccurate, after a report said ‌it was ‌seeking them ​to ‌defend ⁠its ​oilfields against aerial ⁠attacks.
Iran has responded to the US-Israeli assault against it by targeting energy and other facilities across the region ⁠and effectively shuttering the Strait ‌of ‌Hormuz oil transit chokepoint, ​through which ‌a fifth of the ‌world’s oil flows.
“Aramco is aware of recent media reports regarding the company being in ‌discussions with Ukrainian companies regarding the procurement of ⁠interceptor ⁠drones. These claims are inaccurate,” Aramco told Reuters in a statement.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Aramco was in talks with at least two Ukrainian companies to buy interceptor ​drones to ​safeguard its oilfields.