00:00Saudi Arabia has urged Iraq to prevent Iran-backed armed groups from using Iraqi territory to launch attacks against the
00:08kingdom.
00:08The warning followed Saudi reports that air defense systems had intercepted several drones targeting all facilities in Riyadh and the
00:16eastern province.
00:19Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry pledged to protect the kingdom's vital national infrastructure
00:24and said that Riyadh reserved the right to strike any locations identified as launch sites for future attacks.
00:32The warning comes as Saudi Arabia increasingly rely on the east-west pipeline to transport crude oil to its Yanbu
00:39raid sea terminal,
00:40which allows the kingdom to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
00:44Houthi rebels had claimed missile and drone strikes on Saudi Aramco's Jizan and Yanbu refining complexes,
00:51marking the first direct attack on Saudi oil infrastructure since 2022.
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