Saudi Arabia shuts its East-West pipeline after drone attacks launched from Iraq

South Africa

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Assessing the oil shock for importing economies · 8 of 20 countries

Pretoria is already calculating the energy bill for a Saudi crisis that adds to six months of Iran-United States war, with the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait under Houthi threat.

Germany

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European domestic framing · 2 of 20 countries

Berlin is first measuring the impact on pump prices: the closure of the Saudi pipeline is reviving the German budget debate, between Die Linke's call for an emergency plan and fear of a new surge in crude oil prices.

Saudi Arabia

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Diplomatic solidarity with Riyadh · 3 of 20 countries

Riyadhh is showing calculated restraint: after the closure of its East-West oil pipeline targeted by drones launched from Iraq, the kingdom has chosen not to retaliate, allowing Baghdad to take action and highlighting the massive support of the Arabo-Muslim world.

Argentina

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Assessing the oil shock for importing economies · 8 of 20 countries

Buenos Aires sees the shutdown of the Saudi East-West oil pipeline as a market shock rather than a regional diplomatic episode.

Australia

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Regional security assessment and risk of escalation · 5 of 20 countries

Canberra is gauging the oil shockwave rather than just the military battle: the closure of the Saudi East-West oil pipeline and the capture of Perim Island by the Houthis have almost simultaneously shut off the two major bypass routes around the Gulf.

Bangladesh

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Assessing the oil shock for importing economies · 8 of 20 countries

Dhaka is watching the surge in crude oil prices and the simultaneous tightening of the Middle East's two maritime routes, fearing a heavier energy bill for an economy that largely relies on imports.

Canada

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Regional security assessment and risk of escalation · 5 of 20 countries

Ottawa is measuring the risk of regional escalation posed by the drone strike on the Saudi oil pipeline, tightened by the Houthi advance in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.

Spain

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Assessing the oil shock for importing economies · 8 of 20 countries

Madrid is quantifying the oil shock: the Spanish press first notes the closure of the only alternative oil pipeline to Hormuz and the surge in the barrel price beyond $107, more so than the question of the origin of the drones.

United States

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Regional security assessment and risk of escalation · 5 of 20 countries

The United States is gauging the Saudi crisis by the barrel: the closure of the East-West oil pipeline is first and foremost seen as a shock to American oil and diesel prices, rather than a matter of drones and militias.

France

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European domestic framing · 2 of 20 countries

Paris is gauging the extent of the blow dealt to Saudi exports, caught between the closure of the Petroline and the lockdown of the Bab Al-Mandab strait by the Houthists.

Ghana

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Assessing the oil shock for importing economies · 8 of 20 countries

Accra is measuring the impact of the closure of the Saudi East-West oil pipeline on an already strained oil market due to the war in the Red Sea, fearing a lasting surge in prices for West African importing economies.

India

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Assessing the oil shock for importing economies · 8 of 20 countries

New Delhi weighs the risk of a barrel permanently above $100, as the closure of the Saudi pipeline deprives Riyadh of its last bypass route around the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran

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Alternative versions of attribution · 2 of 20 countries

Tehran denies any involvement in the drone attack on the Saudi oil pipeline and denounces an American accusation without evidence, instead pointing to the Yemeni front opened by the allied forces of Sanaa.

Italy

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Regional security assessment and risk of escalation · 5 of 20 countries

Rome views the closure of the oil pipeline as the first economic bill stemming from the dual pressure exerted by pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and the Houthi advance on Bab el-Mandeb, rather than just a simple military episode.

Pakistan

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Diplomatic solidarity with Riyadh · 3 of 20 countries

Islamabad strongly condemns the drone attacks on the Saudi East-West oil pipeline and reaffirms its solidarity with Riyadh, making the defense of the kingdom's sovereignty a stated diplomatic priority.

Philippines

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Assessing the oil shock for importing economies · 8 of 20 countries

Manila is first feeling the weight of the bill: the closure of the Saudi East-West oil pipeline and the barrel exceeding $100 again threaten a country that imports almost all of its oil.

Qatar

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Diplomatic solidarity with Riyadh · 3 of 20 countries

Doha condemns "in the strongest terms" the targeting of the East-West pipeline and welcomes the restraint shown by Riyadh towards Baghdad, placing the crisis on the diplomatic rather than military terrain.

Romania

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Regional security assessment and risk of escalation · 5 of 20 countries

Bucharest is measuring the energy shockwave of the attack on the Saudi oil pipeline, fearing a tougher winter for a Europe already weakened by the gas crisis in Qatar.

Russia

STATE MEDIA

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Alternative versions of attribution · 2 of 20 countries

Moscow is distancing the Houthi claim from the accusation of drones being fired from Iraq, a divergence in versions that RT and TASS are highlighting without taking a stance.

Singapore

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Assessing the oil shock for importing economies · 8 of 20 countries

Singapore gauges the closure of the East-West oil pipeline in light of its own vulnerability as an oil hub, as the last bypass around the Strait of Hormuz also falls to drones.