Drone attack targets Riyadh and Saudi oil field
Drone attacks targeted the Saudi capital Riyadh and surrounding areas early Saturday, raising fresh security concerns amid rising regional tensions and ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
According to the Associated Press, several drones struck near Riyadh and a major oil facility in the early hours of March 7, triggering air defense responses.
Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed all drones that entered the kingdom’s airspace, preventing significant damage or casualties.
Reports said the Shaybah Oil Field was among the targets of the drone attack. The site is one of Saudi Arabia’s key oil facilities.
Saudi state oil company Saudi Aramco says the Shaybah field produces about one million barrels of oil per day, making it strategically important to global energy markets.
In recent years, regional tensions have increasingly involved attacks on energy infrastructure across the Gulf, often attributed by Western and regional officials to Iranian-linked groups.
According to reports by Reuters, similar attacks on Saudi oil facilities in past years temporarily disrupted global oil supply and heightened fears of wider regional conflict.
Reports warn that continued attacks on oil infrastructure in the Gulf could threaten global energy supplies and further escalate tensions across the Middle East.
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