Saudi Arabia: Pipeline reopens as Iran brandishes Hormuz threat


Issue 927 - 06 Jul 2012 | 1 minute read

Saudi Arabia has reopened an old pipeline built by Iraq to bypass Gulf shipping lanes, according to industry sources quoted by Reuters. On 28 June, the news agency said Riyadh had taken the measure as a precaution against Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz.

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