Iraq seizes drone-launching platform used for targeting Saudi oil pipeline
Saudi authorities trace the launch site to Maysan province in southeastern Iraq, near the Iranian border.

Saudi authorities trace the launch site to Maysan province in southeastern Iraq, near the Iranian border.

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