Anonymous16 days ago
Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province — home to the world's largest concentration of oil infrastructure — is under relentless aerial bombardment from Iran, with over 475 drones and nearly 40 missiles launched at the Kingdom since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began February 28. Despite a 90%+ interception rate, the cost asymmetry between cheap Iranian drones and $4 million Patriot interceptors, the destruction of critical THAAD radar systems, and the shutdown of the Ras Tanura refinery have exposed fundamental vulnerabilities in the Gulf's defense architecture, while the activation of a Red Sea bypass pipeline faces its own chokepoint risks from Yemen's Houthi rebels.