{"text":[[{"start":8.5,"text":"A Saudi Aramco helicopter crashed at a Gulf port on Sunday, two days after Saudi Arabia resumed oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz and as Iran and the US traded strikes, threatening a fragile ceasefire."}],[{"start":21.8,"text":"The kingdom’s energy ministry said at least 14 people were killed in the crash, which occurred at 6am local time in the port of Ras Tanura. All those killed were Saudi citizens, it said."}],[{"start":32.55,"text":"No further details about the incident were available, but “the relevant authorities have launched a full investigation to determine the cause of the crash”, the ministry said in a statement carried by the country’s state news agency."}],[{"start":44.699999999999996,"text":"Aramco did not immediately respond to a request for comment."}],[{"start":48.949999999999996,"text":"The helicopter crashed while returning from a daily routine mission, state news television channel al-Ekhbariya reported. Medical authorities are preparing the remains of the victims to be identified by their families ahead of their burials which are expected to take place on Monday. "}],[{"start":64.25,"text":"The incident occurred days after Aramco resumed crude exports from Ras Tanura following the signature of a memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington earlier this month under which Iran agreed to reopen the strait."}],[{"start":77.45,"text":"Tensions rose again in the Gulf over the weekend, with the US and Iran trading strikes overnight from Saturday into Sunday. US Central Command said it had hit “multiple targets” for a second consecutive day after accusing Iran of attacking vessels travelling through the strait. "}],[{"start":97.1,"text":"Kuwait also said its air defences had intercepted two ballistic missiles."}],[{"start":101.64999999999999,"text":"The exchanges threatened to undermine the June 17 memorandum of understanding. Both Washington and Tehran have accused the other of violating the deal, which extended an April 8 ceasefire by 60 days to ease pressure on global energy markets and allow further talks on Iran’s nuclear programme."}],[{"start":121.29999999999998,"text":"The Ras Tanura terminal, home to Saudi Arabia’s largest refinery, previously came under attack as Iran targeted Gulf energy infrastructure after the US and Israel launched strikes on the Islamic republic in late February."}],[{"start":134.7,"text":"The terminal was one of several Saudi sites targeted by Iran. Other sites include the East-West pipeline, the Yanbu port on the Red Sea and the massive Shaybah oilfield in the Empty Quarter desert."}],[{"start":146.54999999999998,"text":"Late on Sunday Qatar’s interior ministry said one citizen was killed and an Arab expatriate was injured after their ship was hit by shrapnel “from military operations in the region”. The vessel was found early on Sunday after Qatar’s coast guard conducted a search when it did not return on time, it said in a statement carried by Doha’s official state news agency. "}],[{"start":175.25,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1782691992_1045.mp3"}