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  "id": 6794839,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia says drones launched from Iraq hit East-West pipeline, holds off on retaliation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/saudi-arabia-says-drones-launched-from-iraq-hit-east-west-pipeline-6794839",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T20:46:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/saudi-arabia-says-drones-launched-iraq-hit-east-west-pipeline-holds-retaliation"
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  "summary": "Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline was attacked by drones launched from Iraq, according to a statement from the Saudi foreign ministry. The ministry said it would not retaliate for now, following a request from Iraq's prime minister, while reserving the right to take measures to protect its sovereignty, security, and critical facilities.\n\nThe pipeline, which has a full pumping capacity of approximately seven million barrels per day, was shut down as a precautionary measure after the attack, which resulted in a number of injuries, according to the Saudi Ministry of Energy.\n\nThe incident comes amid a spiralling regional conflict, with Saudi Arabia having traded a series of strikes with Yemen's Houthi rebels, who have taken over Yemen's western coast and established a chokehold over the Bab Al Mandeb strait, according to The National UAE.",
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        "published": "2026-09-11T16:08:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia closes East-West oil pipeline following attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/saudi-arabia-closes-east-west-oil-pipeline-following-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-11T18:52:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia shuts East-West oil pipeline after multiple attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/saudi-arabia-shuts-east-west-oil-pipeline-after-multiple-attacks",
        "published": "2026-09-11T19:05:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia says it closed vital East-West Pipeline after attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/saudi-arabia-says-it-closed-vital-east-west-pipeline-after-attack",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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