r/news 6h ago

Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62m933465eo
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u/NecessarySudden 6h ago

Kids, from next week you riding bicycle to school

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u/YanikLD 6h ago

Kids, from now on, you walk school. Your mother and I are taking your bikes and we don't have money anymore to buy new ones.

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u/Aldren 3h ago

Sorry, bikes parts are going to cost too much due to tariffs

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u/YanikLD 3h ago

Goog one! So be carefully with the brakes.

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u/Objective_Chest_1697 3h ago

and massive demand for used bikes. Calls on Honda Sprees too.

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u/StretchLimo66 1h ago

Time to slap a new chain on the Ole huffy

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u/Mimitaso 1h ago

Darn, that means i have to bust out the pogo stick.

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u/kinglouie493 2h ago

Going to need both the kids and the bikes to pull those combines this fall

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u/r-kellysDOODOOBUTTER 2h ago

It would be really weird if my cycling hobby becomes worth something aside from my health. I normally take long trips to get brunch and a beer, now it'll be for groceries.

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u/VanuasGirl 1h ago

You could pop a cushion on your lap and be an Uber

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u/Krillin113 5h ago

Unironically good

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u/NecessarySudden 3h ago

Not if you in US I think.

With all that car centric infrastructure

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u/SloppySauce0 3h ago

Be the change you want to see in the world. Ride a bike

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u/fluffy_bunny_87 2h ago

It takes me 45 minutes to drive to work going 65mph most of the way... I don't think bike riding is an option for me.

u/bb_kelly77 38m ago

It's not about change it's about the fact that roads and zoning are built specifically to encourage car use

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u/2001_TheSweep 2h ago

Now they too know what it’s like to have a dui

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u/Oreos_Are_Anabolic 5h ago

Iraq said it had fired a military commander and launched an investigation after admitting the drone attack on its neighbour's East-West pipeline had originated in one of its provinces bordering Iran.

Saudi Arabia has chosen not to retaliate at this stage, its foreign ministry says, following a call from Iraq's prime minister.

It said the kingdom would "support the efforts of the Iraqi government" to "prevent attacks" launched from the country against neighbouring states.

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia affirms that it reserves its right to take all necessary measures to safeguard its sovereignty and security, protect its facilities, and ensure the safety of its citizens and residents," the statement added.

The Iraqi prime minister's office in its own statement*** ***said the operations commander in the Maysan governorate - a province which borders Iran - had been removed from his post following confirmation the drone attack had been launched from that region.

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u/Blubbolo 3h ago

So let's do a quick recap:

  • Netanyahu made orangy pedophile attack Iran.
  • orangy, being a total moron with dementia lost the unwinnable war everyone told him not to start.
  • Iran now fully control the strait of Hormuz.
  • orangy and his close friends then started profiting from the oil situation and he kept blabbing on and on on how he won the war 58 times, while still bombing schools and weddings in Iran and posting cringe AI made up video on social media.
  • Iran had their friends attack a major strategic base/city and conquering 2 islands and the coast to another strait, all that while getting TONS of US military vehicles and, i guess, supply in their sexy sandals.
  • somehow, someone, fucked up the pipeline the Saudis where using to circumvent the strait of Hormuz.
  • the world is now double fucked, all thanks to a demented pedophile that can just sleep and shit himself.

Thank you guys, the world is truly a better place with your bullshit.

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u/toastr 3h ago

Hey if it makes you feel any better,  most of us here, population wise,  are all miserable as well. 

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u/Pitzy0 3h ago

No, it doesn't make anyone feel any better. You lazy ass Americans keep letting it happen. No protests and no crowds at the capital.

Your American pride, freedom and rah-rah is all bullshit. You're all cowards.

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u/r-kellysDOODOOBUTTER 2h ago

Hey we're not lazy, its just that we're working 60 to 80 hours a week.

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u/Pitzy0 2h ago

How do you think you got there? By letting it all happen in the workplace. Y'all are soft as babysit and you'll say anything to avoid acknowledging that.

u/r-kellysDOODOOBUTTER 24m ago

My man, nobody over here is gonna do shit until we all lose our jobs. This shit has to crumble before anything changes, so we just have to wait. I'm not gonna miss a week of work to protest so nothing can change, and now I'm homeless.

Must be nice to have a social safety net.

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u/toastr 3h ago

Meh, go yell at Germany.  

You really want to yell about something,  yell at the oligarchs.  This is just the first time you’ve seen an American one. 

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u/Naive_Personality367 3h ago

Your apathy is hilarious

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u/toastr 2h ago

You’re welcome.  Glad I could brighten your day. 

u/Reptilian_Brain_420 23m ago

Not miserable enough.

The world is getting pretty tired of, "Just wait a while, we will do something about this eventually"

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u/RedRyder15 3h ago

What nonsense. The Saudis totally only shut that pipe down for some routine maintenance

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u/Blubbolo 3h ago

Yes.

The black smoke we can see from satellite images is just someone smoking a cigarette and, on another news, the Moskaya is still sailing the seas.

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u/Brontothor 6h ago

The drone attack, It came from Iraq

That's all I've got so far.

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u/metaglot 5h ago

Must be a lie. The US already solved Iraq earlier this century and last, twice. They have democracy now.

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u/Naive_Confidence7297 4h ago

But at least they took care of Afghanistan, right? 🫤

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u/Alwayssunnyinarizona 3h ago

That doesn't rhyme at all.

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u/ernapfz 2h ago

Try not to forget, it’s a war started by Israel leading the US (Miss Piggy) to attack Iran … again. Good job Netanyahu and El Pedo! Trump and the US are now officially clowns worldwide. Putin says good job on all the disruptions and chaos to ‘democracy’, lol.

That’s all I’ve got so far.

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u/karl4319 2h ago

Get ready for oil at 150 a barrel and gas over 6.50. Last time that happened, we ended up with the 2008 crash a few months later.

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u/Mingles 1h ago

If we're really lucky, it'll time well with the AI bubble popping and it'll be a great time for private equity funds.

u/sb1717 32m ago

Yeah if we're lucky everyone loses their savings, retirement, and we all suffer! What are you even talking about?? Do you know how many people would die because of that? You clearly have never lived through an economic disaster.

u/CaughtOnTape 9m ago

It’s called sarcasm

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u/Snagmesomeweaves 1h ago

I don’t think high gas prices were the cause of writing millions of junk mortgages to people with no ability to pay on balloon payment style ARMS…

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u/karl4319 1h ago

No. It was one of the reason for the amount of debt in the market though. Energy prices were too high so debt exploded.

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u/naamingebruik 1h ago

it's still only at 104, was 108 first yesterday but then dropped back to 104. It doesn't make sense really.

Wonder what Monday will bring

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u/TheoremaEgregium 2h ago

Saving Putin's ass has to be worth a few sacrifices. /s

u/Random_182f2565 42m ago

I hope this accelerate the end of the oil era

u/FadedVictor 13m ago

This is the one time in the past 5 years of walking exclusively that I'm happy I'm conditioned for it lol.

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u/Ja_Lonley 1h ago

This is funny. I've got popcorn to watch the world burn.

u/Primsun 42m ago

Burn? It can't even afford the fuel.

u/naamingebruik 57m ago

*laughs in EV and having solar panels on the roof

u/broomosh 36m ago

Laughs in work from home!

u/Reptilian_Brain_420 22m ago

Enjoy your $35 container of milk.