{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/6aa5f9f548975e9795f67b0b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 English News | Saudi Arabia's Oil Route Is Shut After Drone Attack","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/e5b920e1-f7f2-48c3-b4d3-08350e755a08.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Xi Jinping gets a red-carpet welcome in India as relations with China and India slowly warm, and Brics leaders try to show unity. Also: Saudi Arabia shuts a key oil pipeline after drones launched from Iraq, raising fresh worries about oil shipping and regional conflict.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: retaliate, to hit back after an attack or harm = to retaliate. Vocabulary: pipeline (a long tube that carries oil, gas, or water), precaution (a careful action taken to avoid harm), retaliate (to hit back after an attack or harm).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-13\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-09-13</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}