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Saudi Arabia’s Oil ‘Lifeline’ Was Attacked. Here’s What to Know.

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A drone attack from Iraq forced Saudi Arabia to close its East-West pipeline, the kingdom said, threatening a key workaround to Iran’s Persian Gulf blockade

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