Saudi Arabia airport attack kills one amid escalating regional strikes

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The airport attack is part of a broader escalation affecting Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Saudi authorities also reported that two people were killed after air defenses intercepted a drone targeting a facility at Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oilfield. The United States has issued security warnings and ordered a partial diplomatic departure, while Iran-linked threats involving U.S. bases and shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz raise the risk of wider regional confrontation.

Sources: Anadolu Agency, Al Jazeera, BBC News