Reuters: Strike Targets Saudi East-West Oil Pipeline

mesoiraq - Reuters news agency announced on Friday that satellite images showed that Saudi Arabia's main East-West oil pipeline was subjected to an unidentified strike.

The agency said that the main pipeline, which is considered "one of Saudi Arabia's most important economic infrastructures," was hit by a strike of unknown source, and plumes of smoke were seen rising from its location in satellite images.

The agency added that the Saudi East-West pipeline has become a vital artery for the Saudi economy after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, as Saudi Aramco uses it to transport oil to the Red Sea in the west and export it to international markets away from the closed strait.

It is worth noting that the Saudi government declined to comment on the attack, neither denying nor confirming it, after being contacted by Reuters.