US orders some diplomats and their families out of Saudi Arabia amid Iran-backed Houthi strikes that killed three
The new Straits of Hormuz corridor agreed by Oman and Iran, which Iran is now accused of using as cover while striking tankers far beyond the strait, pushing oil prices above $110 a barrel.
A Houthi attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam killed one resident and injured eight on Wednesday evening. Debris from an intercepted drone killed a Nepali and a Filipino worker at the Aramco-operated Shaybah oil field. The Riyadh embassy was badly damaged at the start of the US war on Iran. The Trump administration is reportedly drawing up plans to restart that war.
Spokesman Tommy Pigott called reports of wider Gulf withdrawals 'inaccurate'.
Oil prices rose after Washington ordered the Saudi drawdown.
Lufthansa and Air France have cancelled all Riyadh flights until mid-November.
