# B1 German News | Saudi Arabia's Oil Route Is Shut After Drone Attack

An episode of [Learn German B1+ | Today's News, Slowed for Intermediate Learners](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1887991016), 13 Sep 2026, 9:41.

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Learn German through today’s real news. Natural-pace German at B1, with a full transcript and English translation. In this episode: Xi Jinping gets a red-carpet welcome in Delhi as China and India show cautious signs of thawing relations at the Brics summit. Also: Saudi Arabia shuts a key oil pipeline after drones launched from Iraq hit the route, raising pressure on energy shipping. Heute: Xi Jinping in Delhi empfangen · Saudi-Arabien schließt Ölpipeline. Today’s German focus: ist in Indien mit rotem Teppich empfangen worden = was welcomed with a red carpet in India. Vocabulary: der Teppich (carpet), die Erklärung (statement), die Rivalen (rivals). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-b1-2026-09-13 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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