Home / TechnologyTechnologyThe New York TimesTechnologyThe New York Times·Sep 12, 2026·1 min readSaudi Arabia’s Oil ‘Lifeline’ Was Attacked. Here’s What to Know.A drone attack from Iraq forced Saudi Arabia to close its East-West pipeline, the kingdom said, threatening a key workaround to Iran’s Persian Gulf blockade.View original source — The New York Times ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesTechnologyThe PunchTechnologySep 12, 2026 · 1 minSaudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after Iraqi drone attackThe PunchPoliticsABC NewsPoliticsSep 11, 2026 · 1 minSaudi Arabia closes oil pipeline after drone attack launched from IraqABC NewsTechnologyBBCTechnologySep 12, 2026 · 1 minSaudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from IraqBBCScienceAl JazeeraScienceSep 12, 2026 · 1 minSatellite image shows critical Saudi pipeline damaged in drone attackAl Jazeera
TechnologyThe PunchTechnologySep 12, 2026 · 1 minSaudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after Iraqi drone attackThe Punch
PoliticsABC NewsPoliticsSep 11, 2026 · 1 minSaudi Arabia closes oil pipeline after drone attack launched from IraqABC News
TechnologyBBCTechnologySep 12, 2026 · 1 minSaudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from IraqBBC
ScienceAl JazeeraScienceSep 12, 2026 · 1 minSatellite image shows critical Saudi pipeline damaged in drone attackAl Jazeera