Event Brief
Drone attack damages Saudi East-West pipeline
By The BriefBrief · Sources (31)
Filed: Sep 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 15, 2026 at 10:04 AM ET
Summary: A drone attack damaged Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline, while Houthi rebels seized strategic islands near Bab el-Mandeb. The combined effects are squeezing oil routes beyond Hormuz and tightening the oil squeeze.
WHO: Houthi rebels
WHAT: A drone attack damaged Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline as Houthi rebels seized strategic islands near Bab el-Mandeb, squeezing oil routes beyond Hormuz.
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026 at 9:54 AM ET
WHERE: Bab el-Mandeb
WHY: No further detail was reported.
How this story developed (showing 8 of 8 earlier reports)
Sources (31):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Africa News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Daily Maverick,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Jerusalem Post,
MarketWatch,
Middle East Eye,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Rio Times,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
TWZ,
Tehran Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WSJ World News,
Washington Post
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