Diplomatie & Gouvernance
Saudi Arabia shuts its East-West pipeline after drone attacks launched from Iraq
published on
September 13, 2026
20
countries
50
sources
74
articles
the same fact, two accounts
this subject is more divergent than 51% of the subjects analysed
diplomatic · economic
IranTehran 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.
What each one tells
opposition
SpainMadrid 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.
- Iran
Focus on the US electoral calendar
the press links the Trump accusation to the November electoral calendar rather than to material evidence.
Emphasis on the allied Yemeni voice
the narrative relies on the claim made by the Houthi spokesman to illustrate the transparency attributed to the allies.
What the account puts first
SpainEconomic
the narrative prioritizes the price of a barrel and the debt of oil-producing states over the origin or perpetrators of the attack.
Omission of origin
neither of the two articles mentions Iraq or Iran, the origin of the drones remaining unspecified by the cited official source.
- Iran
the Saudi pipeline itself
the article about the Iraqi attack quickly shifts to an internal Lebanese debate without detailing the oil consequences.
What it leaves out
Iran onlySpainthis perspective does not carry this information
- Iran
this perspective does not carry this information
What it leans on
Spain onlySpainReliance on the official source
the two headlines almost verbatim repeat the statement from the Saudi Ministry of Energy.
and the figures
this press does not report this figure
Daily transport volume before closure
millions of barrels per day
this press does not report this figure
this press does not report this figure
Maximum capacity of the East-West pipeline
millions of barrels per day
only one reports itmaximum capacity of seven million barrels per day
this press does not report this figure
Price of a barrel of crude oil after the attack
dollars per barrel
only one reports itsupera los 107 dólares