Saudi Arabia has closed a pipeline that normally moves roughly 5% of the world's oil, after a drone attack, according to BBC. The strike was launched from Iraqi territory, and Iraq has acknowledged that the attack came from its soil, La Jornada reports.
The shutdown threatens to remove about 4% of global crude supply, Yahoo Finanzas reports. Iraq and Iran are investigating drone launch sites along their shared border, according to DW.
President Trump said Iran is probably responsible for the attack that led Saudi Arabia to shut the pipeline, CNN en Español reports. Trump also said the Houthis asked him not to strike them, according to La Jornada.
The figures cited in the reporting describe a single pipeline's share of world oil flows, which is why a closure of this kind draws attention beyond the region. The accounts differ in emphasis: BBC frames the story around the pipeline's role in global supply, while other outlets focus on the origin of the drones and on who might be behind them. No full article text was available, so further operational details — damage assessments, repair timelines or confirmation of responsibility — have not been independently verified here.
Watch for the outcome of the Iraqi-Iranian investigation into the launch sites, and for any Saudi statement on when the pipeline might restart.
