Jubail

The Saudis are obviously strictly censoring that information.

In the midst of all of this, extensive strikes also were detected on Sipkem, which is Saudi's international petrochemical company located in the Jubail industrial city in eastern Saudi Arabia, was struck by ballistic missiles.

Image shows from firms data show large fires across this area.

So really the entire industry that props up Saudi Arabia, as Jim Jatris called it, being a corporation with a national flag.

It's insane.

Uh, UK MTO has reported today, has reported two separate attacks on tankers in the Persian Gulf near Al Jubail, Saudi.

Yesterday, a s- tanker was struck by a projectile approximately 68 nautical miles, blah, blah, blah.

Today, this is the crazy one.

... fired from a small boat, approximately 78 nautical miles-

I was told-

... from northeast of Al Jubail

... we sank the Iranian navy.

... hundreds of thousands going down.

And the f- closest place they can go to is Jubail-

Mm-hmm

...

In both cases, the reporting reviewed contained no independent finding either way.

Separately, UKMTO said a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile sixty-eight nautical miles northeast of Jubail, Saudi Arabia, on Friday.

All crew were safe and evacuated, and India's shipping minister said a crude tanker carrying fifteen Indian seafarers was hit by a projectile in Hormuz on Friday, with everyone aboard unharmed.

The reports did not make clear whether any of these incidents were the same.

These developments underscore the heightened regional tensions and Iran's continued support for its proxies.

Further underscoring maritime threats, two oil tankers were struck by RPGs from a small boat off the coast of Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

Separately, an LNG tanker came under fire southeast of Yemen's Al Mukalla.

These incidents suggest Iranian naval patrols are extending their operational reach well beyond the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy warned that the Strait of Hormuz is closed with four tankers reported hit since Friday.

The UK Maritime Trade Operations Agency said one was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade fired from a small boat 78 nautical miles northeast of Jubail, Saudi Arabia, and that gunmen fired on a fifth tanker off Yemen.

The agency also reported at least 12 ships attacked in the last week, ending October 16th, and said most attacked vessels don't report it.

The Guard says a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels caught fire after hitting a mine on a route it called unauthorized.

But it is fascinating.

Iran yesterday struck another tanker off the coast of Jubail, Saudi Arabia, in the Persian Gulf.

That happened yesterday.

China is demanding that Israel stop expanding settlements in the West Bank and reverse its actions, and China is also calling for a two-state solution.

And Pope Leo has called for a ceasefire at the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky during a telephone call with President Putin, where roughly 2,000 residents remain trapped to the Gulf, where a familiar argument has come round again.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports a tanker struck by an unknown projectile 68 nautical miles northeast of Jubail, with all crews safe and evacuated and no environmental damage reported.

Separately, Iran's Revolutionary Guard say an oil tanker carrying over 2 million barrels of crude struck a naval mine and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, and that the ship was using a route Iran had not authorized.

Listeners who were with us yesterday will recognize that form of words exactly.