An Iranian missile attack also caused 'extensive damage' in the industrial city of Ras Laffan in Qatar, a key facility for natural gas processing. Global oil prices soared to $110 per barrel as attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East rocked the markets. Saudi Arabia 'reserves the right to take military measures' against Iran if it deems it necessary, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told journalists on Thursday after a meeting with Arab and Islamic foreign ministers on Iranian attacks in the region. 'Iran's message today was quite clear... The attack on Riyadh while several diplomats are meeting, I cannot see it as a coincidence,' the minister said hours after Saudi air defenses intercepted ballistic missiles over the capital. 'We do not believe in dialogue with our neighbors. We will not hesitate to protect our country and our economic resources,' he added. On Wednesday, Iran focused its attacks on energy facilities in the region after accusing the U.S. and Israel of attacking oil and gas infrastructure, including the world's largest gas field, South Pars. 'Two refineries in Riyadh were attacked,' bin Farhan said. 'I can say categorically that that is not going to work,' he said, as cited by CNN and reported by the Argentine News Agency. Saudi Arabia 'is not going to succumb to pressure,' bin Farhan added, and stated that such pressure 'will be counterproductive'. 'We reserve the right to take military measures, if we deem it necessary, and when the time comes, the leadership of the kingdom will take the necessary decision. It is trying to pressure its neighbors'.
