New GEOINT from spatial intelligence firm Vantor shows high-resolution satellite imagery of the aftermath of a reported Iranian drone strike early Monday on Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura complex. This attack has taken Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery offline. Vantor’s satellite imagery shows visible damage across multiple refinery structures, though the full extent of the disruption and physical destruction remains unclear. Meanwhile, Tehran’s deputy foreign minister, Majid Takht-Revanchi, denied claims that Iran attacked the Ras Tanura complex following earlier reports. A drone strike forced Saudi Aramco to suspend operations at its Ras Tanura complex while damage assessments are underway on Monday, reviving a 2024 warning we issued that any successful Iranian or Iran-backed militia strike on critical Saudi refining infrastructure could trigger a global oil shock and, in a more severe scenario, set the stage for a broader financial crisis (reminder credit markets are already cracking).  Sources familiar with the drone attack on the Ras Tanura complex told Bloomberg News that Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery “came under attack by a drone” and “halted operations as a precaution while it assesses damage.” Footage of the aftermath of the drone strike on the Ras Tanura complex was published on X. JUST IN: Iran strikes Saudi Arabia's Aramco […]