Iran attacked a petrochemical complex in Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones
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Iran's IRGC announced strikes on the Sadara complex and other plants in Jubail. Saudi Arabia reported intercepting seven ballistic missiles.
On Tuesday, missiles attacked a petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, the heart of the kingdom's refining sector, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran (IRGC) said in a statement, although it was not immediately clear what exactly was hit. This was reported by Reuters, writes UNN.
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The IRGC said the attacks were "a response to the enemy's crimes during the aggression against the Asaluyeh petrochemical plants in Iran." It was not immediately clear which facility or facilities were affected. Video footage confirmed by Reuters showed smoke and flames rising from the direction of Jubail.
The IRGC said it had "effectively hit with medium-range missiles and several suicide drones" the Sadara complex, a $20 billion joint venture between Aramco and Dow that was shut down last week, as well as other facilities in Jubail, including one owned by ExxonMobil.
Jubail is a sprawling industrial city home to multi-billion dollar joint ventures between state oil giant Saudi Aramco and its petrochemical subsidiary SABIC, as well as Western energy corporations.
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The IRGC also said it had hit a petrochemical facility in nearby Juaymah. However, it was noted that this facility belongs to Chevron Phillips, although the company apparently has no production there, only in Jubail.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense previously reported that air defense systems intercepted and destroyed seven ballistic missiles launched into the eastern region of the kingdom, adding that fragments of the intercepted missiles fell near energy facilities.
Aramco declined to comment on reports of attacks in Jubail and Juaymah. The Saudi Arabian government's communications office and SABIC did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.