Saudi Arabia tells Iran it will be ‘the biggest loser’ as drone strikes spray Arab states

He had long been considered a contender, even before an Israeli strike killed his father at the start of the war, and despite never being elected or appointed to a government position.

Iran’s powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard answers to the supreme leader, and the younger Khamenei will have the central say in war strategy.

U.S. President Donald Trump told ABC News earlier Sunday he wants a say in who comes to power once the war is over; a new leader “is not going to last long” without his approval, he said.

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Saudi Arabia sharpens warnings to Iran

Saudi Arabia sharpened its warnings to Iran early Monday, telling Tehran it would be the “biggest loser” if it continues to attack Arab states.

The Saudi statement came after a new drone attack apparently targeted its massive Shaybah oil field.

The kingdom dismissed comments by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday that Iran had halted its attacks on Gulf Arab states.

“The kingdom affirms that the Iranian side has not implemented this statement in practice, neither during the Iranian president’s speech nor afterward,” Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

“Iran has continued its aggression based on flimsy pretexts devoid of any factual basis.”

It added the Iranian attacks mean “further escalation which will have grave impact on the relations, currently and in the future.”

Trump says oil prices will ‘drop rapidly’ once Iran conflict ends

U.S. President Donald Trump offered assurance to consumers as oil prices eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years Sunday, with the Iran war hindering production and shipping in the Middle East.

“Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace,” Trump said in a social media post. “ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY.”

Saudi Arabia says two dead in Kharj attack are Bangladeshi nationals

Saudi authorities said the two people killed in an attack Sunday in a central city were from Bangladesh.

The Civil Defense said in a statement that 11 other Bangladeshi people were injured along with an Indian national.

An earlier statement from the Saudi agency incorrectly stated the dead included an Indian national.

The attack occurred in Kharj on Sunday when a military projectile fell on the residential building of a maintenance and cleaning firm, it said.

Four more drones attacking vast Saudi oil field destroyed

Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry said forces destroyed Monday morning four more drones that were attacking the vast Shaybah oil field.

Bahrain says 32 people including children injured in Iranian drone attack

An Iranian drone attack hit a residential area in Bahrain and wounded 32 Bahraini civilians, including children as young as two years old, authorities said.

The attacks occurred in Sitra Island close to energy infrastructure, the National Communication Center said.

Four of the wounded are in critical condition, including two boys aged 7 and 8 who suffered serious leg injuries and were undergoing surgeries, it said.

US State Department issues order for non-emergency staff and families to leave Saudi Arabia

The expected order was formally issued on the same day the U.S. military announced an American service member has died of injuries sustained during an Iranian attack on the kingdom.

The service member died on Saturday from injuries sustained during a March 1 Iranian attack on the kingdom.

The kingdom’s Civil Defense also confirmed Sunday that a military projectile that fell onto a residential area killed two foreign-born residents and wounded 12 others in Al-Kharj governorate.

The Civil Defense spokesperson said in a statement that the two killed were of Indian and Bangladeshi nationality, and all wounded are Bangladeshi residents.

They are the first casualties to be reported by Saudi Arabia since the war began on Feb. 28.

Drone intercepted near US-linked base in Baghdad

Iraqi air defenses shot down a drone early Monday as it approached Victoria Base, a U.S.-operated military compound inside Baghdad International Airport, a security source told the AP on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.

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