SAUDI PIPELINES HIT BY DRONES

Drone attacks claimed by Iran-aligned Yemen rebels shut down one of Saudi Arabia’s major oil pipelines on Tuesday, further ratcheting up Gulf tensions after the mysterious sabotage of several tankers. Two pumping stations had been targeted early Tuesday on the East West Pipeline, able to pump five million barrels of oil a day from the oil-rich eastern province to a Red Sea export terminal. Yemen’s Huthi rebels said they had targeted vital installations in Saudi Arabia.