From oil refineries in Saudi Arabia and the UAE to a gas production facility in Qatar and oil depots in Tehran, the region’s energy infrastructure —the economic lifeline of the West Asia— has come under attack amid the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The seventh service member to die from Iranian attacks has been identified by the Defense Department as Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Kentucky.

March 9 () - Saudi Arabia has begun oil output cuts, sources said on Monday, becoming the latest Gulf producer impacted by the U. and Israeli war on Iran which has halted ship traffic in the region and ‌sent oil prices up nearly 30% to $119 a barrel on Monday.

Dubai Abu Dhabi news LIVE: Two residents in Abu Dhabi were injured by drone debris following an interception by air defence systems. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia strongly criticised Iran, calling Tehran's attacks targeting the kingdom and its Gulf neighbours "reprehensible".

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced early Monday, as the war that began a little over a week ago with his father's killing took a dramatic turn.

Iran struck Gulf infrastructure Sunday, hitting fuel tanks at Kuwait's airport and a desalination plant in Bahrain, with at least four reported dead in the region as Tehran pressed its campaign there into a second week.