Live: Saudi Arabia oil pipeline shut down after drone attack launched from Iraq

Home Middle East Live Issued on: 12/09/2026 - 07:19Modified: 12/09/2026 - 07:41 A general view of an infrastructure site after it was damaged by fire southeast of Medina along the general route of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline (Petroline). This handout satellite image taken by Planet Labs PBC on September 11, 2026. © Planet Labs PBC / AFP Saudi Arabia shut down its crucial Eat-West pipeline after it was attacked on Thursday, threatening an important alternative route for crude exports from the Gulf. Iraq has chosen not to retaliate at this state, its foreign ministry said. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on our liveblog. Yesterday's key developments: Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels seized control of the country's entire Red Sea coast Trump declined Saudi crown prince's call for US strikes on Houthis. (FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP) Keywords for this article