Same storyLater: Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West pipeline on Friday, September 13, 2026 (or September…Each entry records what was published on its own date and is not edited afterwards.
What this entry found
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
Attribution of responsibility for the attack
- scmp.com (Trump said Iran was probably responsible)
- s.france24.com (Iran said it had nothing to do with attacks)
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
Whether attacks targeted pipeline on Thursday or Friday
- cnbc.com (drones targeted pipeline Thursday morning)
- france24.com (attacks earlier this week)
- theguardian.com (Friday drones led to closure
- satellite images from Thursday)
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
Duration of US-Iran conflict
- bbc.co.uk (seventh month)
- cnbc.com (not specified in provided excerpt)
- dailymail.com (six-month war)
- scmp.com (six-month war)
- ONLY ONE OUTLET HAD THIS
timesofisrael.com carried 5 details no other outlet reported.
- The Houthis have seized an island in the Bab al-Mandab strait
- Around 12% of global trade passes through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
- The Iraqi government set a September 30 deadline for nonstate groups to disarm
- Several of the most powerful militias have said they will not comply with the disarm deadline
- Iraq has shut down 2 crossings amid investigation
10independent outlets
What happened, for context
Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West oil pipeline after drone attacks on Friday, with both Baghdad and Riyadh stating the drones originated from Iraqi territory. Iraq dismissed a military commander and launched an investigation. The closure affects a critical export route used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz and represents approximately 4–5% of global oil supply.
9 of 10 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: nytimes.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.
Who reported it
- aljazeera.comINDEP
- dailymail.comINDEP
- scmp.comINDEP
- bbc.co.ukPUBLIC
- cnbc.comUNCLASSIFIED
- france24.comPUBLIC
- nytimes.comINDEP
- s.france24.comPUBLIC
- theguardian.comINDEP
- timesofisrael.comUNCLASSIFIED
References
- aljazeera.comSaudi Arabia shuts critical oil pipeline after drone attack: What it meansScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- bbc.co.ukSaudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from IraqScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- cnbc.comSaudi Arabia shut down East-West crude oil pipeline after multiple attacks by drones from IraqScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- dailymail.comSaudi Arabia shuts down key oil pipeline after Iraq drone attack, sparking fears of energy price rises but Trump says 'everything will work out fine'Screenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- france24.com🔴 Live: Saudi shuts East-West oil pipeline after multiple Houthi attacksScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- nytimes.comSaudis Shut Down Crucial Pipeline After Drone Attack From IraqScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- s.france24.comMiddle East live: Saudi Arabia shuts down critical oil pipeline after attacksScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- scmp.comSaudi pipeline that bypasses Hormuz shut after attacksScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- theguardian.comSaudi Arabia shuts down oil pipeline, blaming drones from IraqScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
- timesofisrael.comIraq under pressure after local Iran-backed militias accused of attacking Saudi pipelineScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-12T12:40:44
Carried by multiple outlets
- Saudi Arabia temporarily closed the East-West oil pipeline after drone attacksaljazeera.com, bbc.co.uk, cnbc.com, dailymail.com, france24.com, s.france24.com, scmp.com, theguardian.com, timesofisrael.com
- The drones were launched from Iraqaljazeera.com, bbc.co.uk, cnbc.com, dailymail.com, france24.com, s.france24.com, scmp.com, theguardian.com, timesofisrael.com
- Iraq confirmed the attacks originated from its territorybbc.co.uk, dailymail.com, s.france24.com, scmp.com, theguardian.com, timesofisrael.com
- Iraq dismissed a military commander in response to the attackbbc.co.uk, dailymail.com, scmp.com, theguardian.com
- The pipeline is 1,200km (approximately 745 miles) longaljazeera.com, bbc.co.uk, scmp.com, theguardian.com
- The pipeline has been moving 4–5% of global oil supplybbc.co.uk, dailymail.com, scmp.com
- and 6 more, not shown
Reported by one outlet only
- No group has claimed responsibility for the strikesonly aljazeera.com
- Equipment used to operate the pipeline was also hitonly aljazeera.com
- The closure is significant due to the US-Israel war on Iranonly aljazeera.com
- The pipeline has a capacity of 7 million barrels per dayonly cnbc.com
- Emergency teams were deployed to secure the pipeline and assess its safetyonly cnbc.com
- Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said last month the East-West pipeline has played a bigger role than release of emergency crude reserves in mitigating oil supply disruptiononly cnbc.com
Reported unevenly
- Attribution of responsibility for the attackstated by scmp.com (Trump said Iran was probably responsible), s.france24.com (Iran said it had nothing to do with attacks) · absent from aljazeera.com (no group claimed responsibility), bbc.co.uk (no attribution given), cnbc.com (not immediately clear who was responsible), dailymail.com (not immediately clear who was responsible), france24.com (no attribution given), theguardian.com (no attribution given), timesofisrael.com (Iran-backed militias accused)
- Whether attacks targeted pipeline on Thursday or Fridaystated by cnbc.com (drones targeted pipeline Thursday morning), france24.com (attacks earlier this week), theguardian.com (Friday drones led to closure; satellite images from Thursday) · absent from aljazeera.com (Friday attack), bbc.co.uk (no specific date stated for attack itself), dailymail.com (a day after closure), s.france24.com (attacks earlier this week), scmp.com (no specific date for attack)
- Duration of US-Iran conflictstated by bbc.co.uk (seventh month), cnbc.com (not specified in provided excerpt), dailymail.com (six-month war), scmp.com (six-month war) · absent from aljazeera.com (not specified)
Not yet confirmed against a primary source
- Confirm whether france24.com's headline 'Saudi shuts East-West oil pipeline after multiple Houthi attacks' was the original published headline or represents an edit. The cluster note indicates at least one headline was edited after publication, and this headline uniquely attributes strikes to Houthis while body text and all other outlets attribute them to drones from Iraq.