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Iraq's government confirmed the attacks had originated from its territory, pledged to investigate and dismissed two senior officials.
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s government raced Saturday to contain the fallout after Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking a key Saudi oil pipeline, shutting down the top global oil producer's alternative to the Iranian-threatened Strait of Hormuz.
Though an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias in Iraq denied their involvement, Iraq's government confirmed the attacks had originated from its territory, pledged to investigate and dismissed two senior officials.
The attack on Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline came as the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen put further pressure on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, through which around 12% of globa...
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