The Saudi Civil Defence on Tuesday, March 31, said that some homes have been damaged due to the falling of intercepted Iranian drone debris in the Al-Kharj province. In a statement, it is said, "limited material damage to six houses."
The incident did not result in injuries, it added. "Civil defense begins clearing debris from the crash of a drone onto 6 houses, and that in a residential neighborhood in Al-Kharj, resulting in limited material damage without recording any injuries," Saudi Civil Defence in a post on X.
Meanwhile, a fully loaded oil tanker was set on fire after an Iranian missile struck off Dubai on Monday. The vessel belongs to the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi. Kuwait Petroleum Corp, the ship's owner, said work was underway to assess damage and warned of a possible oil spill, according to Reuters.
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However, the Dubai fire department said that they had extinguished the blaze after the Iranian drone attack on the tanker. No injuries or casualties reported in the following incident.
The jump in crude oil prices has become a new headache for the Trump administration ahead of the November midterm elections. The US national average retail price of gasoline crossed $4 a gallon for the first time in more than three years on Monday, according to GasBuddy.