# Saudi shutdown of key pipeline limits oil flow as Yemen hits back against Houthis

https://mins.news/en/item/55709

- NBC News, 2026-09-12 10:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-shutdown-key-pipeline-limits-oil-flow-yemen-houthis-rcna597362

> Saudi Arabia has shut a critical oil pipeline after it was hit by drones launched from Iraq. The move comes as attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels this week further tighten Middle Eastern supplies and threaten to worsen the global energy crisis.

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