Live: Saudi Arabia oil pipeline shut down after drone attack launched from Iraq
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Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West oil pipeline following a drone attack launched from Iraqi territory, as regional tensions escalate over control of vital shipping corridors. Iraq's prime minister has ordered an investigation into the incident while the kingdom considers its response.
12/09/2026 - 13:22
Trump says Yemen's Houthis have asked US not to intervene
Trump said that Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi fighters, who have seized a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia, have asked Washington not to intervene.
The Houthis have taken control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive.
Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, has relied on the area ever since Iran's Hormuz blockade choked off its shipments via the Gulf.
"The Houthis called us and they don't want to fight with us," Trump told reporters on a visit to Dublin, Ireland.
12/09/2026 - 12:57
Trump claims Yemen's Houthis asked US not to intervene
US President Donald Trump has said Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi fighters asked Washington not to intervene as they seized control of a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia.
The Houthis have taken control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive.
Their advance is a major blow to Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, which has relied on the area ever since Iran's Hormuz blockade choked off its shipments via the Gulf.
"The Houthis called us and they don't want to fight with us," Trump told reporters in Dublin as he met with Irish PM Michael Martin.
"They don't want us to go after them," he said, adding that "everything's gonna work out fine and dandy" in the region.
Trump meets with Ireland's Michael Martin in Dublin on September 12, 2026. Photo: Kylie Cooper, Reuters
12/09/2026 - 11:46
Trump says Iran war will end after US midterm elections
President Donald Trump repeated that he believed the war with Iran will end after US midterm elections in November and that oil prices will tumble once it does.
"I think very soon. I think it'll be probably right after the mid-terms. They're trying to hold out as long as they can to complicate the election. But I think people are wise to it," Trump told reporters in Dublin.
"When that happens, oil prices will come tumbling down."
12/09/2026 - 11:30
Iran president says Middle East has no need for US 'policeman'
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a "regional policeman", with the two countries at war and vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
"We do not need a regional policeman: the territorial integrity and security of the region can only be guaranteed by its main players and the countries that comprise it," he said on the sidelines of a Brics summit in India during a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
"The territorial integrity and security of the region can only be guaranteed by its main players and the countries that comprise it," he added, according to the Iranian presidency.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, September 11, 2026. © Indian Foreign Ministry via AP
12/09/2026 - 11:28
Trump says Strait of Hormuz, Saudi concerns will 'work out just fine'
US President Donald Trump said that everything would "work out just fine" when asked whether he could help move traffic through the Strait of Hormuz in light of fresh concerns about Saudi Arabia.
"Everything will work out just fine," Trump said, speaking in Dublin after meeting Irish President Catherine Connolly.
US President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves Aras an Uachtarain after meeting the Irish president in Phoenix Park in the Irish capital Dublin on September 12, 2026. © Adrian Dennis, AFP
12/09/2026 - 09:11
Lebanon's president visits south after Israel blows up strategic Hezbollah site
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited the country's south on Saturday, in a surprise trip to a city close to a strategic Hezbollah position recently captured and blown up by Israel.
Official Lebanese media said he arrived in the city of Nabatieh unannounced and accompanied by security officials.
His visit comes a day after a senior US diplomatic official said a new round of US-brokered talks between Israel and Lebanon, initially scheduled for next week, had been pushed back to October.
Aoun expressed solidarity with locals in Nabatieh who greeted him on Saturday, according to footage broadcast by Lebanese media.
12/09/2026 - 07:48
US limits air defence time slots for tankers sailing through Hormuz, FT reports
The US has asked tankers travelling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection after Iran stepped up attacks on ships travelling at night, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Washington has been offering air-based defence since May to ships wanting to sail via a route hugging the Omani coast on the strait's southern side.
That period during which ships would be protected was cut down to two specific time slots daily around the start of September, the FT reported, citing emails sent by the US naval co-ordination centre to maritime advisers.
12/09/2026 - 07:07
Iraq orders investigation into Saudi East-West pipeline attack
Iraq welcomed Saudi Arabia's decision to hold off on retaliation after Riyadh said drones launched from Iraqi territory struck its East-West pipeline.
Iraq condemned any attack threatening Saudi security and said its prime minister had ordered an investigation into those responsible, according to a statement from its armed forces.
Trump says Yemen's Houthis have asked US not to intervene
Trump said that Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi fighters, who have seized a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia, have asked Washington not to intervene.
The Houthis have taken control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive.
Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, has relied on the area ever since Iran's Hormuz blockade choked off its shipments via the Gulf.
"The Houthis called us and they don't want to fight with us," Trump told reporters on a visit to Dublin, Ireland.
12/09/2026 - 12:57
Trump claims Yemen's Houthis asked US not to intervene
US President Donald Trump has said Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi fighters asked Washington not to intervene as they seized control of a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia.
The Houthis have taken control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive.
Their advance is a major blow to Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, which has relied on the area ever since Iran's Hormuz blockade choked off its shipments via the Gulf.
"The Houthis called us and they don't want to fight with us," Trump told reporters in Dublin as he met with Irish PM Michael Martin.
"They don't want us to go after them," he said, adding that "everything's gonna work out fine and dandy" in the region.
Trump meets with Ireland's Michael Martin in Dublin on September 12, 2026. Photo: Kylie Cooper, Reuters
12/09/2026 - 11:46
Trump says Iran war will end after US midterm elections
President Donald Trump repeated that he believed the war with Iran will end after US midterm elections in November and that oil prices will tumble once it does.
"I think very soon. I think it'll be probably right after the mid-terms. They're trying to hold out as long as they can to complicate the election. But I think people are wise to it," Trump told reporters in Dublin.
"When that happens, oil prices will come tumbling down."
12/09/2026 - 11:30
Iran president says Middle East has no need for US 'policeman'
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said that the Middle East does not need the United States to be a "regional policeman", with the two countries at war and vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz.
"We do not need a regional policeman: the territorial integrity and security of the region can only be guaranteed by its main players and the countries that comprise it," he said on the sidelines of a Brics summit in India during a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
"The territorial integrity and security of the region can only be guaranteed by its main players and the countries that comprise it," he added, according to the Iranian presidency.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hand with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, September 11, 2026. © Indian Foreign Ministry via AP
12/09/2026 - 11:28
Trump says Strait of Hormuz, Saudi concerns will 'work out just fine'
US President Donald Trump said that everything would "work out just fine" when asked whether he could help move traffic through the Strait of Hormuz in light of fresh concerns about Saudi Arabia.
"Everything will work out just fine," Trump said, speaking in Dublin after meeting Irish President Catherine Connolly.
US President Donald Trump gestures as he leaves Aras an Uachtarain after meeting the Irish president in Phoenix Park in the Irish capital Dublin on September 12, 2026. © Adrian Dennis, AFP
12/09/2026 - 09:11
Lebanon's president visits south after Israel blows up strategic Hezbollah site
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited the country's south on Saturday, in a surprise trip to a city close to a strategic Hezbollah position recently captured and blown up by Israel.
Official Lebanese media said he arrived in the city of Nabatieh unannounced and accompanied by security officials.
His visit comes a day after a senior US diplomatic official said a new round of US-brokered talks between Israel and Lebanon, initially scheduled for next week, had been pushed back to October.
Aoun expressed solidarity with locals in Nabatieh who greeted him on Saturday, according to footage broadcast by Lebanese media.
12/09/2026 - 07:48
US limits air defence time slots for tankers sailing through Hormuz, FT reports
The US has asked tankers travelling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection after Iran stepped up attacks on ships travelling at night, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
Washington has been offering air-based defence since May to ships wanting to sail via a route hugging the Omani coast on the strait's southern side.
That period during which ships would be protected was cut down to two specific time slots daily around the start of September, the FT reported, citing emails sent by the US naval co-ordination centre to maritime advisers.
12/09/2026 - 07:07
Iraq orders investigation into Saudi East-West pipeline attack
Iraq welcomed Saudi Arabia's decision to hold off on retaliation after Riyadh said drones launched from Iraqi territory struck its East-West pipeline.
Iraq condemned any attack threatening Saudi security and said its prime minister had ordered an investigation into those responsible, according to a statement from its armed forces.
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