Expert analysis

Following the September 14 attack on two Saudi Aramco facilities, Atlantic Council experts Kirsten Fontenrose, Phillip Cornell, Ellen Wald, Jean-Francois Seznec, and Randolph Bell unpack the latest developments and offer insight into the ramifications for global energy markets, regional security, and the anticipated Aramco IPO.

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Listen to the highlights:

Why now, Iran?

Kirsten Fontenrose and Jean Francois Seznec respond.

MBS is between a rock and a hard place, how will the Saudis respond?

Ellen Wald gives her take.

Iran isn’t prepared for a war and can’t afford it anyway.

Kirsten Fontenrose, Director of the Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative.

Phillip Cornell looks for an exit, but the warpath doesn’t seem to have off-ramps.