Economics
Saudi Prince Says Iran Ordered Pipeline Attack as Tensions Rise
- Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis
- Gulf friction has raised fear of slide toward another war
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Saudi Arabia accused Iran of ordering this week’s attack on key oil facilities, stoking concerns that the world’s largest oil-producing region is edging toward another war. Crude prices rose.
Prince Khalid Bin Salman, the vice minister for defense and brother of Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, said on Twitter that Tuesday’s drone attack, which was claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, undermined efforts to heal the divided country.