Turkey's foreign minister discusses attacks on Saudi Arabia with Saudi counterpart, source says

Turkey's foreign minister has discussed attacks on Saudi Arabia with his Saudi counterpart. The talks come after Saudi Arabia's energy ministry announced that its East-West oil pipeline had been shut down as a precautionary measure following multiple attacks. According to The National UAE, the attacks on the pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina regions resulted in a number of injuries, but it is unclear who was responsible.

The pipeline, which has a full pumping capacity of approximately seven million barrels per day, was attacked on Thursday. Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry said it reserves the right to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty and security, but has held off on retaliation for now. This follows a request from Iraq's prime minister, as reported by Middle East Eye.

Last month, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement that includes a mutual defense clause similar to NATO's Article 5, as reported by the Jerusalem Post.

Brief written by urgent.news from Jerusalem Post, Middle East Eye, The National UAE, Saudi Gazette — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.