Trump says Iran likely responsible for attack on vital Saudi oil pipeline

US President Donald Trump said Iran was “probably” behind the attack on a vital oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia which led to its closure.

The East-West Pipeline was attacked by several drones coming from Iraq on Thursday, the Saudi foreign ministry said Friday, resulting in injuries and some damage. The energy ministry added that the pipeline had been shut down as a precautionary measure.

The news comes amid turmoil in energy markets and major disruption in shipping with no end in sight to the Iran war and as Tehran’s allies in Yemen, the Houthis, seized a