The United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s remarks of “no fixed timeframe” and the decision to conclude the Middle East conflict rests with President Donald Trump have only fuelled concerns of a prolonged war, with ripple effects on global oil markets.
Iran accused Saudi Arabia of siding with the US against it by allowing its territory to be used to refuel aircraft involved in bombing Iran. In an X post, the Iranian Consulate General in Mumbai shared a screenshot as “proof,” claiming a US military aircraft (marked in red), taking off from Saudi Arabia, and insisted that it was an aerial refuelling jet.
Iran’s message was a direct reply to Saudi Arabia’s…