India, Sept. 12 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Live News: Saudi Arabia is facing a new energy-security challenge as a crucial oil pipeline has been forced to close just when the kingdom needs alternative export routes the most. The East-West pipeline carries crude from Saudi Arabia's oil-producing east to the Red Sea and was shut as a precaution after multiple drone attacks hit the route in the Riyadh and Medina regions.

Saudi authorities said the attacks caused injuries and damage, while emergency teams moved to secure the infrastructure and assess its condition. The Saudi Foreign Ministry later said several drones launched from Iraq had targeted the pipeline. Riyadh has not officially named the group responsible, although reporting has l...