Overview
- U.S. officials say pump stations along the East‑West (Petroline) system were struck on Thursday and early satellite imagery shows fires at multiple pumping sites.
- One U.S. official told reporters the strikes were carried out by drones launched from Iraq, though responsibility has not been officially confirmed.
- Saudi authorities, state oil firm Aramco, the State Department, the White House and CENTCOM have not publicly confirmed the details or provided damage assessments.
- The East‑West pipeline is carrying about 5 million barrels per day rerouted from the Persian Gulf, so any extended outage would directly tighten Saudi export capacity and push prices higher.
- Investigators are still collecting intelligence to clarify the extent of physical damage, repair timelines and the attack's links to Iran‑aligned militias and recent Red Sea and Iraqi proxy actions.