Saudi Arabia says it shot down Iranian drones targeting its oil facilities

https://i.cbc.ca/ais/a205e07c-2707-4e47-84ad-5e13ec78d07b,1785158852515/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C158%2C5243%2C2949%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="TOPSHOT - A picture taken on September 15, 2019 shows an Aramco oil facility near al-Khurj area, just south of the Saudi capital Riyadh. - Saudi Arabia raced today to restart operations at oil plants hit by drone attacks which slashed its production by half, as Iran dismissed US claims it was behind the assault.

The Tehran-backed Huthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is bogged down in a five-year war, have claimed thi weekend's strikes on two plants owned by state giant Aramco in eastern Saudi Arabia. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP) (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)" width="620" />

Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq reported drone attacks on Monday, two days after the United States abruptly suspended a ‌two-week campaign of airstrikes against Iran, as Tehran appeared to put U.S. President Donald Trump's latest strategic U-turn to the test.