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Saudi Arabia shut down a major oil pipeline to the Red Sea after a drone attack launched from an area of Iraq bordering Iran, threatening up to 4% of global oil supply. Iraq removed a military commander and opened investigations into the strike, while Saudi civil defense briefly responded to the damage. Iran has been implicated by proximity, as the attack originated near its border with Iraq, fueling regional tensions over cross-border militant activity. Saudi officials now say the 1,200-kilometre East-West pipeline could remain mostly out of service for three to five weeks while repair crews work on a damaged pumping facility, according to two officials cited by the Associated Press. The pipeline may operate partially during repairs, but the extended timeline raises the risk of prolonged disruption to global oil supplies already strained by the wider Iran conflict.