Drone Attacks Escalate After Trump Suspends Air Strikes Against Iran
Saudi Arabia reported shooting down drones aimed at petroleum targets in its eastern province and capital Riyadh on Monday. The drones were launched from Iraq by Iran-backed militia, according to Saudi authorities.
In a separate incident, Iranian Houthi allies in Yemen said they had targeted transit sites carrying oil to Saudi Arabia's main Red Sea oil port of Yanbu, in retaliation for what it said were Saudi drone incursions into Yemeni airspace.
Jordan reported shooting down two drones, while Iraqi security sources reported a series of drone attacks on camps housing Iranian opposition Kurdish forces in northern Iraq. The sources did not identify the origins of those drones.