https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/saudi-arabia-built-the-east-west-pipeline-in-case-iran-closed-hormuz-militias-still-blasted-itContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/saudi-arabia-built-the-east-west-pipeline-in-case-iran-closed-hormuz-militias-still-blasted-ithttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/saudi-arabia-built-the-east-west-pipeline-in-case-iran-closed-hormuz-militias-still-blasted-it#u70248Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:05:51 +0000Saudi Arabia faces a severe export crisis after attacks by pro-Iran armed groups in Iraq forced the shutdown of its East-West pipeline. The 1,200-kilometer conduit was originally constructed to bypass the Strait of Hormuz in the event of Iranian closure. Concurrently, Houthi rebels in Yemen have seized additional key islands in the southern Red Sea, tightening their grip on crucial shipping lanes. These developments leave the world's top oil exporter increasingly depleted of alternative shipping options as regional stability unravels, driving up crude prices and pushing China's yuan