Iraq Shuts Iran Crossings After Drone Strikes Hit Saudi Pipeline

Iraq has closed three border crossings with Iran and dismissed a regional military commander after confirming that drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline were launched from its territory, forcing Riyadh to suspend its only major alternative export route to the Strait of Hormuz. The attack coincides with a Houthi seizure of Yemen's Red Sea coastline and comes as the US-Israeli war on Iran nears seven months, with Trump blaming Tehran though no group has claimed responsibility. The spreading web of Iran-linked strikes across Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the Red Sea shows a bilateral conflict with Israel drawing in neighbouring states toward wider regional war.