The drone attack is also covered by the Turkish publication Sözcü. According to Business Recorder and India Today, citing Reuters and a source in the oil industry, after the strike, Saudi Aramco suspended operations at its plant in Ras Tanura. According to the source, control over the situation has been established. This is also mentioned in Bloomberg's materials.
Saudi Aramco is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia and the largest oil producer in the world, accounting for up to 80% of the government's budget revenues. The company's headquarters is located in Dhahran, and in 2021 it ranked fifth in the Forbes Global 2000 list.
On the night of March 2, Iran also attacked the NATO base "Victoria" in Iraq. A total of 27 American bases in the Middle East were subjected to Iranian strikes, including the Israeli Defense Forces command and a defense complex in Tel Aviv.
On February 28, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the start of a major military operation against Iran with the participation of Israel, explaining it by the failures in negotiations over the Iranian nuclear program. As a result of the Israeli attack, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was eliminated, to which Iran responded with strikes on American military facilities in the Middle East using missiles and drones.
