Saudi oil attack throws another Molotov cocktail into Biden’s Middle East strategy

Published March 25, 2022 6:29pm ET



Iran heaped yet more pressure on the Biden administration after the Houthi rebels’ attack on an oil facility in Saudi Arabia on Friday.

A Houthi spokesman took credit for the drone attack on Jeddah, which the spokesman accurately described as “deep” inside Saudi territory. Saudi officials say, and online video indicates, that two Aramco oil storage tanks were damaged in the strike. Evincing the Sunni kingdom’s concern about not appearing vulnerable, Saudi state media were reticent to admit an attack had taken place until it was undeniable. Earlier news reports proclaimed the successful interception of other Houthi drones launched from Yemen on Friday.

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