### [2026-09-10](/feed/2026/09/10/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Multiple projectile explosives launched from Iraq strike pumping stations along the East–West Crude Oil Pipeline in Saudi Arabia, causing a fire. 




### Sources:

1. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/11/politics/saudi-arabian-oil-pipeline-hit-by-projectiles-triggering-fires)

### Changes:

1. Multiple projectile explosives believed to originate from Iraq strike pumping stations along the East–West Crude Oil Pipeline in Saudi Arabia, causing a fire.  _2026-09-13 10:06:49 (First version)_
1. Multiple projectile explosives launched from Iraq strike pumping stations along the East–West Crude Oil Pipeline in Saudi Arabia, causing a fire.  _(Current version)_

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