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Saudi Arabia and Iranian attacks on ships in the Gulf intensified supply concerns following the closure of a key Saudi oil pipeline. Saudi Arabian state media on Sunday released video footage of damage to homes and a mosque from what it claimed to be a Houthi attack on the country's southern Jazan province.
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- Debaroti AdhikaryBy Debaroti Adhikary
Saudi Arabia and Iranian attacks on ships in the Gulf intensified supply concerns following the closure of a key Saudi oil pipeline. Saudi Arabian state media on Sunday released video footage of damage to homes and a mosque from what it claimed to be a Houthi attack on the countr…
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