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A senior Iraqi source has pointed to a 'splinter' resistance group as responsible for a September attack on the East-West pipeline supplying Saudi oil exports, exposing the limits of the Iraqi prime minister's control over armed factions operating in the country. The attack adds to concerns about instability affecting regional energy infrastructure. Saudi Arabia has since cancelled some oil deliveries to Europe following the pipeline blast, which shut down the export route to the Red Sea. The disruption underscores the economic fallout from the attack and raises questions about the security of Gulf energy exports amid ongoing regional tensions.