Air raid alert in Riyadh: facing the Houthi offensive, Saudi Arabia seeks support, Pakistan vows to defend it and Washington stays on the sidelines

Germany

incl. 1 state outlet

3 SOURCES

Reading through the energy shock · 8 of 26 countries

Berlin is gauging the Bab al-Mandab crisis by its own pump prices: strait blocked, diesel at its highest ever recorded price, and Rome acting alone while the EU hesitates.

Saudi Arabia

STATE MEDIA

2 SOURCES

Camp of displayed solidarity towards Riyadh · 4 of 26 countries

Riyadhh has rallied a broad coalition of diplomatic condemnations against the Houthists, as its air defenses intercept drones and debris targeting Mecca and Taif.

Argentina

2 SOURCES

Buenos Aires is watching the military escalation in Riyadh as a sign of a regional war that is spiraling out of control, between an unprecedented air alert in the Saudi capital and a Houthi territorial advance on the Red Sea.

Australia

2 SOURCES

Reading through the energy shock · 8 of 26 countries

Canberra is first feeling the oil shockwave of the Houthi offensive, more than its military or diplomatic aspect

Bangladesh

2 SOURCES

Reading through the energy shock · 8 of 26 countries

Dhaka first assesses the economic risk of a war that would close, after the Strait of Hormuz, a second vital oil route for Asia, before the security shockwave hits Riyadh.

Canada

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2 SOURCES

Ottawa is first eyeing the surge in the barrel and the record American diesel before reading into the military scope of the night of alerts in Riyadh.

United States

6 SOURCES

Reading through the energy shock · 8 of 26 countries

The United States government walks a fine line between verbal support for Riyadh and refusal of military engagement, relying on intelligence and discreet talks with the Houthists to preserve freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.

Ethiopia

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2 SOURCES

Reading through the energy shock · 8 of 26 countries

Addis Ababa is measuring the economic repercussions of the crisis in the Red Sea, where the Houthi blockade against Saudi oil tankers is driving up oil prices and threatening the stability of a maritime route on which the regional trade of the Horn of Africa depends.

France

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6 SOURCES

American withdrawal and security reshuffle · 6 of 26 countries

Paris is deciphering the weaknesses in Saudi Arabia's security architecture: between the Pakistani promise, American restraint, and the discreet call to Israel, Riyadh is seeking to fill the void left by Washington in the face of the Houthis.

India

2 SOURCES

Camp of displayed solidarity towards Riyadh · 4 of 26 countries

New Delhi is first and foremost deciphering the mutual defense pact between Islamabad and Riyadh: Pakistan promises to go "all the way" against the Houthis, while Washington is limiting itself to an intelligence offer.

Indonesia

2 SOURCES

Direct national concerns · 2 of 26 countries

Jakarta is first measuring the fate of its 74 nationals blocked in Mokha and calling for de-escalation, while Riyadh mobilizes Pakistani and Egyptian support in the face of the Houthi offensive.

Israel

2 SOURCES

American withdrawal and security reshuffle · 6 of 26 countries

Israel views the Houthi offensive as a collapse of Saudi intelligence, which is reshuffling the regional balances, while also noting that the rebels are explicitly sparing Israeli ships.

Italy

2 SOURCES

Direct national concerns · 2 of 26 countries

Rome has decided that the Houthi crisis is no longer a distant matter: one of its own Eurofighters was hit in Taëf and Crosetto has announced plans to escort its ships at Bab el-Mandeb without waiting for Europe.

Malaysia

2 SOURCES

Kuala Lumpur distinguishes Washington's silence from Beijing's discreet activism, pointing to the US withdrawal as the real aggravating factor in the Red Sea.

Nepal

2 SOURCES

American withdrawal and security reshuffle · 6 of 26 countries

Kathmandu identifies two fronts in the Yemen crisis: the discreet diplomatic pressure from Beijing on Tehran, revealed by Reuters, and the intensification of fighting on the ground, described by the Houthi military spokesman himself.

Pakistan

4 SOURCES

Camp of displayed solidarity towards Riyadh · 4 of 26 countries

Islamabad claims a role as a regional guarantor: at the UN and through the voice of its Defense Minister, Pakistan asserts that it will go "all the way" to protect Saudi Arabia and the Holy Sites, in the name of the Makkah pact and the 2025 mutual defense agreement.

Peru

2 SOURCES

Reading through the energy shock · 8 of 26 countries

Lima is gauging the crisis by the barrel: the Peruvian press is mainly focusing on the threat to Saudi oil exports and the surge in prices above $100, more so than the military battle itself.

Philippines

2 SOURCES

Reading through the energy shock · 8 of 26 countries

Manila is closely watching the risks to global oil supplies and the safety of its citizens in the Gulf, as the Houthi offensive threatens the energy routes the archipelago depends on.

Portugal

2 SOURCES

American withdrawal and security reshuffle · 6 of 26 countries

Lisbon sees through Washington's double speak: the Houthis promise to spare American and Israeli ships during a secret meeting in Muscat, while only Saudi oil tankers remain targeted by the blockade in the Red Sea.

Qatar

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2 SOURCES

Reading through the energy shock · 8 of 26 countries

Doha sounds the alarm: losing Bab el-Mandeb would be "catastrophic for the entire world", and the emirate is framing the Saudi crisis within the broader context of global energy routes, rather than solely as a military confrontation with the Houthis.

Romania

2 SOURCES

American withdrawal and security reshuffle · 6 of 26 countries

Bucharest is deciphering China's behind-the-scenes mediation in the face of the Houthi advance, more than the air alert over Riyadh itself.

United Kingdom

2 SOURCES

London is first measuring the Saudi crisis in terms of its price at the pump, while Washington is limiting itself to intelligence support in the face of Riyadh's demand for direct intervention.

Russia

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5 SOURCES

American withdrawal and security reshuffle · 6 of 26 countries

Moscow is dissecting a military front in full swing: Russian agencies are detailing hour by hour the Houthi claims, the diplomatic isolation of Riyadh, and the American refusal to strike.

Senegal

2 SOURCES

Dakar denounces the Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia and limits its reaction to a diplomatic call for de-escalation, without taking sides in the regional military escalation.

Serbia

2 SOURCES

Belgrade is primarily focused on the unprecedented air alert over Riyadh and the interception of a Houthi missile, rather than a distant diplomatic file.

Turkey

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2 SOURCES

Camp of displayed solidarity towards Riyadh · 4 of 26 countries

Ankara firmly supports Riyadh, denouncing the Houthi drone attack on Mecca and reaffirming its solidarity with Saudi sovereignty, while Washington remains militarily withdrawn.