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
Saudi ArabiaRiyadhh 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.
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.
- Saudi Arabia
regional solidarity
the narrative highlights the list of countries and organizations condemning the attack rather than identifying a sponsor.
Omission of Iran
the articles attribute the shootings to Iraqi territory without naming Iran as a sponsor, unlike accusations made elsewhere.
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.
- Saudi Arabia
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
around 5 million barrels per day
Daily transport volume before closure
millions of barrels per day
only one reports itthis 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