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Iraq probes drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, shuts three crossings to Iran
Source: Al Jazeera
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- Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq
- Saudi Arabia shuts down key oil pipeline, blaming drones from Iraq
- Iran’s Pezeshkian: ‘We are not at war with Saudi Arabia’
- Iran war live: Houthis claim ‘direct hits’ on Saudi airbase after strikes
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