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

• South Africa

  «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.»

  What each one tells

  opposition

  Qatar

  «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.»

• South Africa

  Reassuring framing from Washington

  «the narrative prioritizes Donald Trump's calming voice over the direct reaction from Riyadh or its regional partners.»

  Focus on Houthi escalation

  «the narrative systematically links the closure of the Saudi pipeline to the Houthis' advance towards the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait to explain the price surge.»

  What the account puts first

  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.»

• South Africa

  this perspective does not carry this information

  What it leans on

  Qatar only

  Qatar

  Reliance on official statements

  «several articles in the pool reproduce, almost verbatim, the statements from the Gulf Foreign Ministries.»

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

  this press does not report this figure

• above $100 a barrel

  Business Day

  Price of a barrel of crude oil after the attack

  dollars per barrel

  only one reports it

  this press does not report this figure