Iran widens the conflict by launching a direct strike on Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. With SABIC plants in flames and air defenses active, this attack marks a pivot from U.S. base targets to major Gulf energy infrastructure.
Early this morning, Iranian missiles and drones targeted Al Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. Multiple impacts were reported, triggering large fires at SABIC petrochemical plants, one of the world’s biggest industrial complexes.
Saudi officials say their air defenses intercepted seven ballistic missiles, but several projectiles still got through, causing confirmed damage and fires on the ground.
This is a major new escalation. Until now Iran had mostly focused its retaliation on U.S. bases in Kuwait and Iraq. Striking Saudi Arabia directly, a key Gulf ally and major oil producer, widens the conflict and raises the risk of a broader regional war.
No official casualty figures from Saudi Arabia yet.
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