Iran-aligned Houthi rebels carried out deadly attacks in Saudi Arabia. A strike on a civilian airport in Dammam killed at least one person and injured eight others. [3, 4, 6, 9, 11] A separate drone attack on a Saudi oilfield killed two people. [3, 4, 6, 9, 11]
Brent crude rose more than 3% and surpassed $112 a barrel. U.S. WTI crude neared $99. [2, 4] The attacks heightened fears of a wider conflict and potential disruptions to global energy supplies.
The U.S. State Department ordered some personnel and their families to leave its diplomatic missions in the kingdom amid the heightened tensions. [5, 17]