- Iran seeks to use Hormuz to control oil supply, while a canal proposal cuts through Saudi Arabia and Yemen, and Gulf states utilize the Red Sea pipeline.
- A pipeline bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, running through Iraq and terminating at Yanbu on the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia.
Iraq launched drones targeting a Saudi pipeline that carries crude oil to Yanbu port.
5 reports, 2 independent
Updated Sep 13
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What happened
Iraq launched drones targeting a Saudi pipeline that carries crude oil to Yanbu port.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Iraq
sovereign state in Western Asia
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Saudi Arabia
country in West Asia
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Yanbu
place in Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia
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