Riyadh, April 10 -- An attack on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline has wiped out roughly 10 percent of the Kingdom's oil export capacity, disrupting global supply flows as regional tensions continue to escalate following the Iran conflict.

According to the Saudi Press Agency, a strike on a pumping station along the strategic pipeline reduced throughput by around 700,000 barrels per day. The route has become a critical export lifeline, enabling crude shipments to bypass the constrained Strait of Hormuz.

Regional tensions have escalated since the February 28 offensive by the United States (US) and Israel on Iran, which killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and triggered a wider regional conflict, increasingly drawing energy infrastructure in...