Iraqi militia drone attack on East-West pipeline pumping stations, Al-Dawadmi · 18 September 2026
Saudi Oil Shock for Europe: Aramco to Halt Crude Deliveries After Key Pipeline Attack
- Date
- 18 September 2026 · 7 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH
- Place
- East-West pipeline pumping stations, Al-Dawadmi
- Attacker
- Iraqi militias
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Confirmation
- Reported by several sources
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Sources (13 reports in all)
- Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as Houthis step up attacks
“- Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan to meet under joint defense pact - Iranian president seeks to distance Tehran from Houthis as they advance in Yemen RIYADH/CAIRO: Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan will hold an…”
- Frustration grows as Houthis widen Middle East conflict with US unwilling to intervene
“Dramatic recent advances by the Iran-backed Houthis , including the seizure of a strategically important island in the Red Sea, have dealt another blow to a region reeling from the US war with Iran and exacerbated an…”
- The Houthis’ offensive is the latest spillover from Trump’s Iran disaster
“Trump’s mess has rekindled Yemen’s civil war and a years-long conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia When the US and Israel launched a war of aggression against Iran in late February, Tehran’s allies in the…”
- Houthis try to push deeper into western Yemen, upending life, witnesses tell NPR
“Yemen's Houthi armed forces patrol as Yemeni prisoners loyal to the Houthi authorities arrive in the capital Sanaa on Sep. 12, after being released on the west coast where they were being held by Yemen's Saudi-backed…”
- Trump is staying out of Saudi Arabia’s war. Americans could pay at the pump
“We touched down, hours late, in the scorching Saudi capital after yet another security scare closed the airspace and delayed flights in and out. The hot and dusty city streets were bathed in decorative green light to…”
- Saudi Arabia restarts drone-damaged east-west pipeline
- Saudi Oil Shock for Europe: Aramco to Halt Crude Deliveries After Key Pipeline Attack
“Saudi Oil Shock for Europe: Aramco to Halt Crude Deliveries After Key Pipeline Attack Saudi Aramco has informed several European refiners that it will suspend crude oil deliveries next month following a drone attack on…”
- Pakistan pledges to defend Saudi Arabia ‘to any extent’ amid intense Houthi attacks
“Pakistan military spokesperson says it will go “to any extent” to defend Saudi Arabia against attacks, as escalating Houthi strikes test new collective defence agreement, Arab News reports. The assurance came on…”
- Global Oil Prices Drop as Saudi Arabia Restarts East-West Pipeline After Drone Attack
“Saudi Arabia has officially restarted operations on its East-West Pipeline and is preparing to resume crude exports from the Red Sea port of Yanbu on September 22, Reuters reported, citing industry sources. The critical…”
- Saudi Arabia increases Gulf oil exports days after Houthis attack key pipeline
“After relentless drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthis disrupted its major East-West oil pipeline to the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia has stepped up crude oil loadings from terminals in the Gulf, offering rare signs of a…”
- Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline is pumping oil again after a drone attack knocked it out for over a week
“Is the East-West Pipeline moving oil again? Saudi Arabia has restarted operations on its East-West pipeline yesterday, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters — after a drone attack forced it offline earlier…”
- Saudi East-West pipeline restarts after drone attack