East–West Crude Oil Pipeline

September 18, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Letting the Houthis Control the Red Sea Coast Would Be a Gift to Tehran

What happened to not negotiating with terrorists? American officials met with a Houthi delegation in Oman in the days after the Iran-backed group’s advance on Yemen’s west coast, which...

September 16, 2026 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iraq continues investigating attack on Saudi Arabia from Iraqi territory

In the wake of several drone strikes on Saudi Arabia’s East-West Crude Oil Pipeline on September 11, the Iraqi government confirmed that the attack came from Iraq. “Iraq said it...

September 13, 2026 | Bridget Toomey |

Saudi Arabia closes its East-West pipeline after attacks from Iraq

Saudi Arabia announced on September 11 that the East-West Crude Oil Pipeline, its main Hormuz-bypass route to the Red Sea, was closed following multiple drone attacks the day before in the country’s...

April 16, 2026 | Elaine K. Dezenski |

Crude new world: Oil markets will never be the same – regardless of how the war in Iran ends

Preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is a worthy goal in and of itself. But President Trump’s campaign against the Iranian regime carries far broader implications — many of them...

March 31, 2026 | Edmund Fitton-Brown, Bridget Toomey

Renewed Threat From Houthis in Yemen As Iran War Reaches Decisive Stage

After a month on the sidelines, the Houthis have entered the war between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States and Israel on the side of their sponsors in Tehran. On March 28, the Yemeni...

March 4, 2026 | Daniel Swift |

The Energy War Iran Can’t Win

Iran’s leaders know they cannot win this war outright. Their strategy, as analysts have noted, is to drive up the costs for President Donald Trump — in casualties, energy prices, and inflation —...