Iran-linked attacks intensify across Saudi Arabia and Gulf

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The widening US-Iran conflict is producing immediate regional and economic risks. Saudi authorities reported that intercepted missile debris injured a resident and damaged property in Riyadh, while reports also described a fire at or near an Aramco facility in Dhahran and attacks affecting shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.[1][5][6] The International Energy Agency has lowered its oil-demand outlook as higher fuel prices, supply constraints and deteriorating economic conditions weigh on the global outlook.[1] The developments raise the possibility of further attacks on energy infrastructure, commercial vessels and civilian areas across the Gulf.

Sources: Gulf News, The Economic Times, Sunday Guardian