Houthis strike four Saudi cities and Aramco sites; Riyadh promises a firm response

South Africa

3 SOURCES

Economic and Oil Outlook · 6 of 12 countries

Pretoria is more concerned about the oil shock than the drone attacks: the South African press, based on the same Reuters dispatches, frames the Houthi strikes as a shock to Brent and WTI before seeing it as a new regional war.

Saudi Arabia

STATE MEDIA

2 SOURCES

Arab-Gulf Solidarity with Riyadh · 3 of 12 countries

Riyadhh makes it clear that the sovereignty of the Kingdom is non-negotiable and promises to neutralize the sources of the Houthi threat, without setting a timeline for its response.

Australia

2 SOURCES

Economic and Oil Outlook · 6 of 12 countries

Canberra brings the Saudi flare-up back to the price of a barrel, as Brent and WTI head towards their highest levels since July 23.

Bangladesh

2 SOURCES

Arab-Gulf Solidarity with Riyadh · 3 of 12 countries

Dhaka strongly condemns the Houthi strikes and reaffirms its unconditional support for Saudi sovereignty, framing the crisis in a context of diplomatic solidarity between Gulf partners.

Brazil

3 SOURCES

Economic and Oil Outlook · 6 of 12 countries

Brasília links the Houthi strikes on Aramco to the surge in oil prices, placing Yemen in the wake of the Iranian-American conflict rather than on a isolated front.

Canada

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2 SOURCES

Economic and Oil Outlook · 6 of 12 countries

Canada is first concerned about the energy bill from the Houthi attack: Irving Oil's supply of Saudi crude disrupted, with the barrel above $99, before the disputed human toll on the Yemeni front.

China

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2 SOURCES

Economic and Oil Outlook · 6 of 12 countries

Beijing is first examining what these strikes against Aramco mean for the world's largest crude oil exporter, without taking a stance on whether the Houthi or Saudi camp is responsible.

United States

3 SOURCES

Economic and Oil Outlook · 6 of 12 countries

The United States government estimates the oil cost of an escalation that strikes a key ally while the Strait of Hormuz remains already strangled by the war with Iran.

France

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2 SOURCES

Regional Escalation and Human Cost · 1 of 12 countries

France is gauging the escalation of a already deadly Yemeni war into a regional confrontation, where the Saudi toll of 73 wounded responds to the eleven deaths at Al-Hazm prison and the hundreds of fighters killed since Thursday.

India

3 SOURCES

The Mecca Defense Pact · 2 of 12 countries

New Delhi is particularly mindful of Pakistan's warning, which activates the Mecca defense alliance, more so than the details of the strikes themselves on Saudi cities.

Pakistan

4 SOURCES

The Mecca Defense Pact · 2 of 12 countries

Islamabad is highlighting the binding force of the Mecca defense pact: an aggression against one of its three members would be considered an aggression against all, warned Defense Minister Khawaja Asif after Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia.

Qatar

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3 SOURCES

Arab-Gulf Solidarity with Riyadh · 3 of 12 countries

Doha condemns the Houthi strikes in line with the collective security framework of the Gulf, relying on UN resolutions rather than a military interpretation of the escalation.