The closure of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline sparked further fallout on Saturday after the attacks were determined to have been launched from inside Iraq. Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted operations on its strategically important East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks launched from Iraq struck the export route, increasing concerns over risks to regional energy infrastructure.The Saudi Foreign Ministry said Riyadh would not immediately retaliate, following a request from Iraq’s prime minister. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- The closure of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline sparked further fallout on Saturday after the attacks were determined to have been launched from inside Iraq.S1
- Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted operations on its strategically important East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks launched from Iraq struck the export route, increasing concerns over risks to regional energy infrastructure.The Saudi Foreign Ministry sai...S2