00:00An attack on the US Embassy in Riyadh has pulled Saudi Arabia even further into this widening
00:05Middle East crisis. Two drones struck near the embassy in Riyadh's diplomatic quarter. They
00:11caused only minor damage, but the attack prompted the US to issue a new shelter-in-place order for
00:17both Riyadh and Jeddah, the kingdom's second city, and a threat from Donald Trump that the US would
00:23hit back. For the Saudis, this all adds to a growing list of incidents since the start of
00:29the Iran war on Saturday. State oil giant Saudi Aramco had to shut the country's largest oil
00:35refinery of Rasta Noura after a drone attack in the area. And the Saudi Ministry of Defense said
00:40it intercepted and destroyed several drones near Riyadh and the city of Al-Khaj. For the last few
00:46years, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom's de facto ruler, has tried to remain
00:52neutral in regional conflicts to avoid setbacks to his multi-trillion dollar economic diversification
00:58agenda. This war is the last thing he needs. Any direct threat to the kingdom's prized oil
01:04assets may be a red line for MBS and may well prompt him to join the war alongside the Israelis
01:10and the US. Each incident increases the risk of the Saudis being dragged deeper into this growing
01:17regional conflict.
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