A 500-pound bomb supplied by the United States appears to have been used in the Oct. 18 strike, according to video footage examined by The New York Times.
The energy-rich Gulf Arab countries are engaged in a flurry of mediation efforts to avert war between the U.S. and Iran, as many fear that the fighting will be worse this time around.
In September drones hit Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, which stretches from the kingdom’s oil-producing Eastern Province to an export terminal on the Red Sea.
States like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that have worked to rebalance from a dependence on energy have seen growth plunge in a year of strife.
The Olaya district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Gulf economies have shrunk 5 percent, as the Hormuz crisis hits energy exports and threatens regional diversification plans.
A move to join Saudi Arabia’s agreement with Turkey and Pakistan could entangle more countries in the kingdom’s escalating conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis.
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