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1) Houthis claim sophisticated drone bombing on Saudi-owned Aramco oil facilities in Abqaiq & Khurais (the former being Aramco’s largest processing plant), causing major damage. These facilities are key components of Saudi economy, & the effects of this attack will not be small. 
2) Such an attack on #SaudiArabia’s economic bloodline by the #Iran-backed rebels has potential to turn these two countries’ already-deadly proxy war in #Yemen into something much larger while also making significant ripples on the global economy.
3) Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree says attack “one of the largest executed by our forces” in #SaudiArabia, claiming it came after “thorough intelligence and monitoring” as well as coordination with locals, threatening: “upcoming operations will expand more” ent.siteintelgroup.com/Energy-Critica…
4) It’s worth stressing that this type of development doesn’t simply stay between #SaudiArabia, #Iran, #Houthis, and other parties in #Yemen. The retaliation—and resulting increased instability—will only make the region more conducive to both Sunni and Shi’ite terrorist groups.
