Saudi Arabia reports new attack on key East-West pipeline

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Saudi Arabia’s critical East-West oil pipeline has suffered another attack, according to state media. An official at the Saudi Ministry of Energy said that the pipeline was targeted in the Medina region in the west of the country on Monday, causing a “limited fire” that was extinguished, the Saudi Press Agency reported. “No injuries or fatalities were reported, and pipeline operations were unaffected,” it said. The report did not identify the party behind the attack, but fighting continues to intensify between Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government coalition that it backs, and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The pipeline is essential for bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, which remains tightly constricted by the US-Israel war on Iran.