In the long contest over who controls the arteries of the modern world, a stretch of Saudi desert became a flashpoint this week when drones launched from an Iranian-border province of Iraq struck the kingdom's East-West pipeline, forcing its closure and sending crude oil above $100 a barrel. The attack is not merely an act of sabotage but a signal — part of a widening pressure campaign that now spans Yemen's coastline, the Red Sea's narrowest passage, and the invisible corridors through which the global economy breathes. Saudi Arabia has chosen restraint for the moment, but restraint is not th
Saudi pipeline shut after Iraqi drone attack as Middle East tensions escalate
The attack resulted in some injuries to personnel at the pipeline facility, though specific casualty numbers were not disclosed.