Iraq seizes drone-launching platform used for targeting Saudi oil pipeline
Iraqi security forces have seized a drone-launching platform used in an attack on a Saudi Arabian oil pipeline. Iraq is coordinating with Saudi authorities and has invited Iranian officials to assist in the investigation.
Why it matters
The incident underscores regional tensions and the threat of proxy warfare involving critical energy infrastructure in the Middle East.
Saudi authorities trace the launch site to Maysan province in southeastern Iraq, near the Iranian border.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A Royal Air Force Puma helicopter flies over the Maysan province in southern Iraq [File: Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images] By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 13 Sep 2026 13 Sep 2026 Iraqi authorities have said their security forces have located and seized a drone-launching platform allegedly used in an attack that struck Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline.
In a statement published by the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Saturday, Lieutenant General Saad Maan, head of Iraq’s Security Media Cell, said that an intelligence and security task force had tracked down and seized the launch equipment.
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