Attack on Saudi oil field a game-changer in Gulf confrontation
(CNN)The attack on the world's largest oil processing plant early Saturday morning is a dramatic escalation in the confrontation between Iran and Saudi Arabia -- even if the Iranians didn't fire the drones or missiles responsible.
![A satellite image taken Saturday, September 14, 2019, shows thick black smoke rising from the Abqaiq oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia.](https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190915081453-01-saudi-arabia-oil-field-satellite-exlarge-169.jpg)