The attack on the CIA station in Riyadh comes as Iran widens retaliation across the Middle East in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign.

Iranian strikes on Saudi oil, water, and diplomatic sites have crossed key red lines experts warn, forcing Riyadh to weigh retaliation against fears of wider regional escalation. Following the

Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco is attempting to reroute some of its crude exports to the Red Sea to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, where the risk of Iranian attacks has slowed shipping to a near halt,

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United States political commentator and journalist Tucker Carlson claimed on Monday that Saudi Arabia and Qatar had apprehended and “arrested Israeli Mossad agents planning bombings in those countries.” “Why would the Israelis be committing bombings in Gulf countries, which are also being attacked by Iran?” Carlson said on his show.

US secretary of state Marco Rubio said the US launched its offensive against Iran because it knew Israel was going to attack and “that would precipitate an attack against American forces”.

WWE’s presence in Saudi Arabia is a controversial topic, and one that WWE’s Bruce Prichard believes is often misunderstood. During a recent episode of his podcast Something to Wrestle, Prichard talked about what he believes are a lot of misconceptions regarding WWE’s appearances in Saudi Arabia.