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Iranian attack sets Jubail petrochemical plants ablaze; Saudi-Bahrain causeway shut

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Local time
7:14 AM in Riyadh, Apr 7
Where
Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Iran fired seven ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, whose debris fell near energy facilities, and an attack caused a fire at SABIC plants in Jubail, an AFP source said; the IRGC said it hit U.S.-linked petrochemical sites in Jubail and Ju'aymah in retaliation for Israeli strikes on a Shiraz petrochemical plant. Saudi Arabia briefly closed the King Fahd Causeway, its only road link to Bahrain, as a precaution.

Why it matters

The strikes carried out Iran's threat to answer attacks on its own industry with hits on Gulf energy sites, hours before Trump's deadline.

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