Saudi Arabia says drones launched from Iraq hit East-West pipeline, holds off on retaliation
energy_supply_shockMiddle EastAl-Monitor11 Sept, 20:46 UTC
Context
Sept 11 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said drones launched from Iraq attacked its East-West pipeline, but said it would not retaliate for now following a request from Iraq's prime minister, while reserving the right to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty, security and critical facilities, according to a Saudi foreign ministry statement. (Reporting by Yasmine Ghania and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Chris Reese)
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Causal chain
No clear market signal
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- Severity
- the event's market impact, 1–5
- Direction
- ↑ / ↓ likely price move for the asset
- Exp. move
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- Conviction
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