Saudi 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.Satellite images released by Planet Labs on Saturday showed the East-West pipeline facility in the Hejaz Region of Saudi Arabia on Sept. 8, and again, after sustaining damage, on Sept. 11.