"Riyadh In Difficult Position": Saudis Shutter Critical East-West Pipeline After Drone Attacks
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Source: Zero Hedge
Published: 2026-09-12 23:55 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Middle East, Iran, Energy, Trade & Sanctions, War & Conflict
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Saudi Arabia temporarily shut its 7 million-barrel-a-day East-West pipeline following multiple drone attacks, exposing a massive vulnerability in a critical export route used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz during more than six months of US-Iran conflict.
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