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Tag: Drone attack

Posted inWorld

Oil price surge after Saudi crude facility attack

by Jimmy Yee September 16, 2019February 18, 2020

Oil prices surged on Monday after drone attacks on crude facilities in Saudi Arabia. Brent futures, the international benchmark, jumped by nearly 20% to US$71.95 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate increased by 15% to $63.34 before falling back in trading. Both indices pared record gains after US President Donald Trump revealed that he had approved […]

Posted inAfghanistan, Chengdu, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, World

Iran’s stealth drone was shot down in a new way

by Stephen Bryen February 12, 2018February 18, 2020

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