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Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping
The 1,200-km line moves 4 million to 5 million barrels a day and had helped Saudi Arabia bypass Strait of Hormuz bottlenecks.
- On Thursday, Saudi Arabia temporarily shut the 1,200-km East-West pipeline after a drone attack that Riyadh and Baghdad officials said originated in Iraq, halting flows of 4 million to 5 million barrels per day.
- The pipeline serves as a critical asset, allowing Saudi Arabia to bypass shipping logjams in the Strait of Hormuz while carrying 4% to 5% of global supply during the ongoing war.
- Satellite imagery showed black smoke rising south of Medina, while the Saudi Foreign Ministry stated the kingdom reserves the right to "take all measures necessary" to protect its interests.
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman requested U.S. military assistance from President Donald Trump, though Washington declined direct intervention for now, offering intelligence support instead.
- Iran is expected to meet Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, though Ebrahim Azizi warned that dialogue is "of no use" unless the American side accepts Iran's conditions.
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What is Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, and why does the attack on it matter?
The East-West Pipeline, which runs roughly 1,200 km across Saudi Arabia, allows the kingdom to move crude oil from its main producing region to the Red Sea by land — avoiding the Strait of Hormuz.
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