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Saudi Arabia has already ramped up its oil exports to more than half of normal levels despite the disruptions from the Iran war, an early sign of success for the kingdom’s ambitious contingency plan to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
The International Energy Agency has recommended the largest release in history from its strategic reserves over two months.
Saudi Arabia intercepts one of three ballistic missiles targeting Riyadh amid ongoing regional tensions and threats from Iran.
As Trump threatens Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, the East-West route offers a vital release valve for global oil supplies.
He is a Senior Research Fellow with The Foreign Policy Centre A report in the Washington Post the day after the Iran war began suggested that Saudi Arabia and Israel had both lobbied Donald Trump to attack Iran.
Prices at such a level could lead the kingdom to be vilified and trigger a recession or consumer changes that crush demand.
The kingdom has given the US wider access to new bases, but experts say joining offensive operations opens 'can of worms'
Formula 1 and its governing body, the FIA, say the Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will not be held in April on safety grounds related to the Iran war.
The Connecticut college lost 3,000 international students in just two years, prompting layoffs and academic cuts. Now it’s hoping a first-of-its-kind campus in Riyadh is its path to a sustainable future.