Saudi Economy Buckles Under Iran War Strain Before Epic Fury Launches

📉 RIYADH — Saudi Arabia is absorbing war costs before the war officially starts. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Saudi Arabia's fiscal buffer — oil revenues — is being eroded by the conflict it's trying to stay neutral in. Houthi strikes on Dammam, basing pressure from Washington, and frozen OPEC+ output plans all land simultaneously. Riyadh can't profit from $117 Brent if its own infrastructure burns. The economic damage arrives before Epic Fury launches.