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Saudi Arabia says it reserves the right to respond militarily after being targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles, warning that the kingdom and its Gulf allies have “very significant capabilities” if they choose to act.

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00:00Saudi Arabia is warning that its patience with Iran is not unlimited following a wave of strikes on the kingdom's
00:07energy sector.
00:08Speaking in Riyadh, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan signaled that while the kingdom favors diplomacy,
00:16it is prepared to take military action to defend its sovereignty.
00:22And I think that's the clearest signal of how Iran feels about diplomacy.
00:26It doesn't believe in talking to its neighbors.
00:30It tries to pressure its neighbors.
00:33And what I can say categorically, that's not going to work.
00:37The kingdom is not going to succumb to pressure.
00:40He accused Iran of premeditated hostilities against its neighbors, both directly and through regional proxies,
00:48and warned that while the current conflict may eventually subside, the trust between Iran and the region has completely shattered.
00:55Prince Faisal's comments follow an emergency summit of Arab and Islamic foreign ministers in Riyadh.
01:01The high-level meeting took place as Saudi Aramco's Samref refinery in Yanbu became the latest target of an aerial
01:08attack,
01:09following similar strikes on critical energy infrastructure in Qatar, the UAE and Kuwait.
01:14Let's take this slide.
01:17You

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