The Saudi energy ministry said the vital East-West oil pipeline was temporarily shut down after several attacks on the pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina regions on Thursday, adding some people were injured and received medical treatment, state media reported citing a source at the Saudi energy ministry.
Saudi claimed that drones were launched from Iraq, but said it would not retaliate for now following a request from Iraq’s prime minister, while reserving the right to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty, security and critical facilities, according to a Saudi foreign ministry statement.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with US President Donald Trump multiple times in recent days as Riyadh and Washington co-ordinate over the escalating situation in Yemen, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Trump told MBS that the US would provide intelligence and targeting assistance, one source told Al Arabiya English, as the Iran-backed Houthis make significant gains along Yemen’s Red Sea coastline.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed regional developments and recent attacks targeting Saudi Arabia in a call with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, a Turkish diplomatic source said yesterday.
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