Saudi Arabia stated that it intercepted drones launched from Iraq targeting oil facilities and Riyadh on Monday, while Yemen's Houthi rebels separately claimed drone strikes on the kingdom's oil infrastructure. The attacks mark a renewed escalation involving Saudi Arabia.
In response, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry condemned the recent assaults and stated that the kingdom reserves the right to respond to the attacks and deter those responsible.
The Houthi attacks on Saudi oil depots along the Red Sea on Sunday also caused a tangible disruption to regional trade. According to data from the analytics platform Kpler, ship traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait dropped on Monday, with only 11 cargo vessels moving through the waterway, marking the lowest number of passing ships in months.
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