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Saudi Aramco, World's Most Profitable Company, Will Make First Public Offering

5:43pm November 03, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The oil company said it will sell an unspecified number of shares on a Saudi Arabian exchange. Its valuation could be $1.5 trillion, and it may be the world's biggest IPO.

This photo released by the official news agency of the Iranian Oil Ministry, SHANA, shows Iranian oil tanker Sabiti traveling through the Red Sea on Friday. Iran says two missiles struck the tanker.

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Iranian Tanker Reportedly Struck By Missiles In Red Sea

10:18am October 11, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Iran's state-run IRNA says the tanker was hit by two missiles that damaged storage tanks as it steamed about 60 miles from the Saudi port of Jiddah.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 24, 2018. Many major executives backed out of the event after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. This year, some of the bi

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Investors Are Back In Saudi Arabia A Year After Khashoggi's Killing

3:41pm October 02, 2019

by Jackie Northam

The oil-rich kingdom has poured millions of dollars into a global damage control campaign. While some governments have shunned the country, the Trump administration remains a strong supporter.

In the weeks following the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, President Trump spent more time praising Saudi Arabia as a very important ally than he did reacting to the killing.

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Opinion: Trump And Pompeo Have Enabled A Saudi Cover-Up Of The Khashoggi Killing

11:45am October 02, 2019

Saudi Arabia's campaign of denial would never have gotten off the ground had it not been for the Trump administration's support over the past year, say former State Department officials.

On the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tells PBS in a documentary airing next week, "I get all the responsibility because it happened under my watch."

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Saudi Crown Prince On Killing Of Jamal Khashoggi: 'It Happened Under My Watch'

2:10pm September 26, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

In an interview that appears in an upcoming PBS documentary, Mohammed bin Salman denies he had prior knowledge of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for Saudi Arabia to reject U.S. intervention during his speech at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Wednesday.

Iran's Rouhani Touts Gulf Peace Plan, Says It Would Start With U.S. Troops Leaving

2:00pm September 25, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"Our region is on the edge of collapse, as a single blunder can fuel a big fire," President Hassan Rouhani said at the U.N. on Wednesday.

Workers fix damage at Saudi Aramco's Khurais oil field in Saudi Arabia on Friday after it was hit during a Sept. 14 attack.

Trump Sending Troops To Middle East After Attack On Saudi Oil Facilities

1:11pm September 21, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The Pentagon provided few details on the deployment. The announcement appears to indicate that the president has not made a decision about whether to take military action against Iran.

Saudi Attack Draws New U.S. Sanctions Against Iran

4:58pm September 20, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration ordered new sanctions on Iran, in response to the attack in Saudi Arabia that temporarily cut off nearly 6% of the world's oil supply. The sanctions' effect may be limited.

Saudi Arabia's military displays what it says is wreckage from drones and cruise missiles used to attack Saudi Aramco oil facilities. A Saudi spokesman says the weapons did not come from Yemen, as a rebel group has claimed, but from Iran.

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Saudi Arabia Says Iran 'Unquestionably Sponsored' Attack On Oil Facilities

7:22pm September 18, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"This attack did not originate from Yemen despite Iran's best efforts to appear so," said Saudi Col. Turki al-Malki. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called it an "act of war" against the kingdom.

Wreckage described by Saudi defense officials as coming from the airstrikes on the Abqaiq oil refinery.

Attacks On Saudi Oil Facilities Pose Quandary For Trump Administration

6:49pm September 18, 2019

by David Welna

Military and intelligence officials say it looks like Iran launched the airstrikes but the U.S. has been slow to respond.