Iran denied being at war with Saudi Arabia after a drone strike hit the Saudi East-West pipeline, which links eastern oil fields to the Red Sea port of Yanbu. The drones were launched from Iraq’s Maysan province and targeted areas near Riyadh and Medina, resulting in several injuries. The pipeline, stretching roughly 1,200 kilometers, carries an estimated 4-5% of global oil supply and was shut down as a precautionary measure. US President Donald Trump said Iran was probably behind the attack, a claim Tehran firmly rejected. Saudi Arabia opted not to retaliate immediately, with the attack now testing the durability of the Saudi-Iran rapprochement brokered by China in 2023.
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