An Iranian drone strike on an Aramco refinery has caused the shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s massive Ras Tanura facility, one of the world's largest oil refining and export plants. The attack has escalated

An Iranian drone struck Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil facility, causing a fire. As per initial information there are no casualties however, the attack prompted the temporary shutdown of the refinery.

The Ras Tanura complex houses one of the Middle East's largest refineries with a capacity of 550,000 barrels per day and serves as a critical export terminal for Saudi crude oil. Saudi Arabia's state

One drone. One explosion. And one of the most important oil facilities in the world goes dark. Early Monday morning, a strike hit Saudi Arabia’s massive Ras Tanura refinery — forcing operations to halt and sending shockwaves through global energy markets.

Oil and gas prices surged and global stocks fell on Monday as the widening conflict in the Middle East disrupted energy supplies from the region and threatened to hit the global economy.

Oil futures will begin trading later on Sunday. Saudi Aramco shares were climbing as trading resumed in Saudi Arabia, possibly hinting that crude is headed for a surge.

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Iran's Shahed-136 drones have hit the Aramco oil refinery in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco has halted operations at its Ras Tanura refinery. BREAKING — 🇸🇦🇮🇷🇺🇲Scenes from Saudi Aramco in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. pic.twitter.com/6rplFOX1mJ

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has authorized a military response to any further Iranian attacks, News.Az reports, citing CNN. The

Saudi Aramco has temporarily shut its Ras Tanura refinery after the facility was struck by a drone.

There is no sign of suing for peace yet, however. Having borne the brunt of the attacks and with three foreign workers killed and the world's busiest international airport forced to close, the United Arab Emirates in fact raised the diplomatic ante: shutting its embassy in Iran.