Middle East: After attack on pipeline: Saudi Arabia closes important alternative to the Strait of Hormuz
Tensions in the Middle East are increasingly restricting the transport routes for oil. Now an important alternative to the largely closed Strait of Hormuz has also become the target of attacks.
Saudi Arabia has shut down the major East-West pipeline after attacks in the Riyadh and Medina regions. The state news agency SPA reported on Friday evening that several people were injured in the attack on Thursday and that measures had been taken to secure the pipeline. The pipeline allows oil to be transported from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea, bypassing the blocked Strait of Hormuz.
According to a CNN report citing US government officials, the over 1200-kilometer-long pipeline was attacked by drones that allegedly took off from Iraq.
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