Oil Jumps as Saudi Pipeline Attack Deepens Energy Crisis

Oil surges above $108 a barrel after an attack shuts Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline, a key route that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz and threatens to deepen the global energy crisis. A planned Oman-Iran meeting on Hormuz is postponed as Saudi Arabia submits amendments to Oman's proposal, while Houthi advances raise fresh risks for shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.