Tehran's missile and drone attacks have crossed a red line for Saudi Arabia in its dealings with the Islamic Republic, prompting the kingdom to begin discussions on the possibility of striking Iran.

The Middle East conflict, which began on Feb. 28 with what has been described as a joint US-Israeli “decapitation strike” in Tehran, has since expanded into a wider confrontation involving Iran and th

Iran hit the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital with a drone strike as it kept striking targets around the region.

Saudi Arabia said it’s ready to put “all its capabilities” at its allies’ disposal, warning of “grave consequences” if retaliatory Iranian strikes continue — sparking fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.

Saudi Arabia led a big ‌increase in OPEC oil output in the month ahead of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, a Reuters survey showed on Friday.

It’s been a week since the US and Israel launched their war with Iran, sparking a wider conflict across the Middle East that the United Nations warns could spiral out of control.

The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was attacked on Tuesday morning by what are believed to have been two Iranian drones.

Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian apologised for strikes on Gulf states in a televised address aired as Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE were attacked.