Saudi Arabia and the Houthis: Riyadh strikes oil sites near Sanaa, an Aramco building hit in return
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IsraelIsrael is watching the Saudi-Houthi duel through its own southern border: Jerusalem sees a risk of a surprise attack by land or sea from Yemen and is preparing Eilat and the Edom division.
What each one tells
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IndiaNew Delhi is gauging the Saudi-Houthi escalation in dollars per barrel: Brent at 107 dollars, tankers avoiding the Gulf, and the US elections carry more weight than the details of the strikes.
- Israel
Israel-centred
the narrative puts the threat to Israel in the foreground rather than the consequences in Yemen.
Qualifying lexicon
the Jerusalem Post refers to the Houthis by the term "terrorists" in the narrative.
What the account puts first
IndiaMarket
the narrative puts the barrel price and annual increase in the spotlight.
Omission on the Yemeni side
the Saudi response is limited to one sentence, without mentioning the targeted sites or civilians.
- Israel
this perspective does not carry this information
What it leans on
India onlyIndiaReliance on anonymous sources
the intention attributed to Tehran is based on two unnamed officials.