# Satellite image shows critical Saudi pipeline damaged in drone attack

https://mins.news/en/item/55414

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-12 02:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/12/saudi-arabia-east-west-oil-pipeline-drone-attack-iraq?traffic_source=rss

> Saudi Arabia has shut its East-West oil pipeline following a drone attack. Riyadh says the strike originated in Iraq. The pipeline had enabled Saudi Arabia to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

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