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
QatarDoha 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.
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.
- Qatar
Diplomatic
the Qatari statement highlights Saudi restraint rather than the investigation into the origin of the attack.
Omission of regional context
the Qatari statement does not mention Iran or the Houthi advance in the Red Sea, which are discussed elsewhere in the pool.
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.
- Qatar
Reliance on official statements
several articles in the pool reproduce, almost verbatim, the statements from the Gulf Foreign Ministries.
What it leans on
SpainReliance 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