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Riyadh says drones came from Iraq; Trump says Iran was "probably" behind it; nobody has claimed the pipeline attack

Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry says several drones were launched from Iraq at the East-West oil pipeline. The US president says Iran was likely responsible. No party has claimed the attack, no report we hold counts the injured, and the line to the Red Sea is still shut.

Trump says Iran probably responsible for attack on Saudi pipeline
Trump says Iran probably responsible for attack on Saudi pipeline as published by The Jerusalem Post · seen at The Jerusalem Post
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What is agreed. The East-West pipeline carries Saudi crude overland to the Red Sea. It was struck on the morning of Thursday 10 September in the Riyadh and Madinah regions. An-Nahar reports the line was still halted on Saturday as a precaution while technical teams check it, with no date named to restart it.

Who fired. Nobody has claimed the attack in any report we hold.

Who is speaking What they say Who they name
Saudi foreign ministry, in Asharq Al-Awsat "several drones launched from Iraq", "injuries and some damage" nobody — the drones act
GCC secretary-general, in Asharq Al-Awsat "casualties and material damage", "a flagrant violation" of international law nobody
Donald Trump, in The Jerusalem Post and Al Jazeera Iran "likely", then "probably", behind it Iran, hedged twice
Saudi energy ministry, in An-Nahar the statement "did not include any attribution of responsibility" nobody, and it says so

The people hurt. Four reports say there were injuries or casualties. Not one gives a number, a name or a condition. An-Nahar makes the missing count the finding: the statement gave neither the nature of the strikes, nor the damage, nor how many were hurt.

Not settled. Who launched the drones, and on whose orders. Whether anyone was killed. When the line runs again. S&P affirmed Saudi Arabia at A+, stable outlook, on Saturday — citing the ability to send crude to the Red Sea through this pipeline, the morning the ministry would not say when it reopens.

What this is about. Someone attacked Saudi Arabia's main overland oil pipeline with drones. Saudi Arabia has kept exporting through the war in the Gulf largely because of that pipeline.

How it got here. - Most Gulf oil normally leaves by sea through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow channel between Iran and Oman. Saudi Arabia built the East-West pipeline in the 1980s, during the Iran-Iraq war, so it could ship crude from the Gulf coast to the Red Sea without using the strait. - The region has been escalating since the Gaza war that followed the Hamas attacks of 7 October 2023. Israel and Iran exchanged direct strikes in 2024, and in June 2025 the United States bombed Iranian nuclear sites. - In 2019 drones hit Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil plant. The Houthis claimed that attack; Washington and Riyadh blamed Iran; Iran denied it. - This year, Al-Modon reports, Hormuz was closed to crude exports. Citing the Wall Street Journal, it says the pipeline can carry up to 7 million barrels a day over about 750 miles to the port of Yanbu. The IEA links a fall in Saudi supply to attacks on ships in Bab al-Mandab and near Yanbu, on the Jazan refinery and on Abqaiq, An-Nahar reports.

The actors. - Saudi Arabia owns the line. - Iraq, where Riyadh says the drones were launched, has a government in Baghdad and armed groups that operate beside the state. Some of these groups are aligned with Iran. - Iran is the country the US president names. - Yemen's Houthis, who have been at war with a Saudi-led coalition since 2015, have gained ground on the Red Sea coast, according to our earlier reports. - The GCC is the bloc of six Gulf monarchies founded in 1981.

What is at stake. Losing this route would cut off Saudi Arabia's main way of getting crude to market while the strait is closed. The IEA puts Saudi supply in August at 6 million barrels a day, its lowest in more than three decades, An-Nahar reports.

Where it stands. Riyadh says it will not retaliate for now, at the request of Iraq's prime minister. Iraq has opened an investigation, Al-Modon reports. The line is still shut.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • Who fired the drones, and from where — Riyadh names a launch country but no sender, and Trump names Iran with a hedge
  • How many people were hurt: four reports say there were injuries, none counts them
  • Whether shutting Saudi Arabia's overland route to the Red Sea moves oil supply
  • Lebanon, Turkey and Qatar responding while Iraq is asked to act on its own territory
Statements about one attack, and who each of them namesSide by side
Who is speakingWhere we read itWhat it saysWho it names as firingPeople hurt
Saudi foreign ministryAsharq Al-Awsat"several drones launched from Iraq", causing "injuries and some damage that is currently being addressed"nobody — the drones act, no sender named"injuries", no number
GCC secretary-generalAsharq Al-Awsat"casualties and material damage"; "a dangerous escalation" and "a flagrant violation of the principles of international law"nobody"casualties", no number
Saudi energy ministryAn-Naharthe line is halted as a precaution while teams check it; the statement "did not include any attribution of responsibility"nobody, and the report says sorecords that the number was not given
Donald TrumpThe Jerusalem PostIran was "likely responsible for an aerial attack launched from Iraq"Iran, hedged to "likely"not mentioned
Donald TrumpAl Jazeera EnglishIran probably "behind" the attackIran, hedged to "probably"not mentioned
Lebanon's presidency and foreign ministryAl-Modoncondemns "a sinful aggression", wishes the injured a speedy recovery, notes Iraq has opened an urgent investigationnobody; names armed non-state activity in Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen"injuries", no number
Each line is what that report carries. No party has claimed the attack.
Sources A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Drone Attack on East-West Pipeline by Drones Launched from Iraq Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · GCC Secretary-General Condemns East-West Pipeline Attack in Saudi Arabia Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent استهداف خط الأنابيب الذي ينقل النفط السعودي إلى البحر الأحمر يفاقم مخاوف الإمدادات Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Trump says Iran probably responsible for attack on Saudi pipeline Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al Jazeera English
Centre estimate · not a score
Al Jazeera English 🇶🇦QA · TV/radio · state-funded international Trump: Iran probably ‘behind’ Saudi oil pipeline attack Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al Jazeera English → What we have measured Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1 from 4959 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Modon
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · لبنان يدين التعرّض لأمن وسلامة المملكة العربيّة السعوديّة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Injuries mentioned four times, counted neverChart
Counted across the 13 reports we hold on this attack.
Sources A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Drone Attack on East-West Pipeline by Drones Launched from Iraq Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · GCC Secretary-General Condemns East-West Pipeline Attack in Saudi Arabia Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent استهداف خط الأنابيب الذي ينقل النفط السعودي إلى البحر الأحمر يفاقم مخاوف الإمدادات Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Modon
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · لبنان يدين التعرّض لأمن وسلامة المملكة العربيّة السعوديّة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Trump says Iran probably responsible for attack on Saudi pipeline Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al Jazeera English
Centre estimate · not a score
Al Jazeera English 🇶🇦QA · TV/radio · state-funded international Trump: Iran probably ‘behind’ Saudi oil pipeline attack Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al Jazeera English → What we have measured Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1 from 4959 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
From the strike to the credit rating, in a day and a halfTimeline
  1. Thu 10 Sep— no time published Saudi energy ministry says the pipeline was struck that morning in the Riyadh and Madinah regions and that people were treated for injuries no number givenas carried by An-Nahar
  2. Fri 11 Sep22:22 published stamp The Jerusalem Post carries Turkey's foreign minister discussing the attacks with his Saudi counterpart
  3. Sat 12 Sep00:37 published stamp Asharq Al-Awsat carries the Saudi foreign ministry: "several drones launched from Iraq" no sender named
  4. Sat 12 Sep00:39 published stamp Asharq Al-Awsat carries the GCC secretary-general "casualties and material damage"
  5. Sat 12 Sep09:15 published stamp Asharq Al-Awsat S&P affirms Saudi Arabia at A+, stable, citing the pipeline as a route to the Red Sea A+
  6. Sat 12 Sep12:10 published stamp Al Jazeera English carries Trump saying Iran was probably "behind" it hedged
  7. Sat 12 Sep13:26 published stamp An-Nahar the line is still halted, with no restart date and no attribution in the statement no restart date
Times are as published on each report.
Sources An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent استهداف خط الأنابيب الذي ينقل النفط السعودي إلى البحر الأحمر يفاقم مخاوف الإمدادات Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Turkey's foreign minister discusses attacks on Saudi Arabia with Saudi counterpart, source says Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Drone Attack on East-West Pipeline by Drones Launched from Iraq Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · GCC Secretary-General Condemns East-West Pipeline Attack in Saudi Arabia Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · S&P Global Ratings Affirms Saudi Arabia Credit Rating at A+ with Stable Outlook Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al Jazeera English
Centre estimate · not a score
Al Jazeera English 🇶🇦QA · TV/radio · state-funded international Trump: Iran probably ‘behind’ Saudi oil pipeline attack Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al Jazeera English → What we have measured Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1 from 4959 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Trump says Iran probably responsible for attack on Saudi pipeline Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

Drones do it; nobody launches them

Four reports have drones as the thing that acts and stop there — no state, no group, no person is named as sending them. The only reports that name a suspect are two carrying Trump, and both keep his hedge: Iran was "probably" behind it. One report says plainly that the Saudi statement assigned responsibility to nobody.

4 reports where nobody is named as launching 2 reports naming a suspect, both quoting Trump 1 reports saying the statement assigned no blame

Injured, but never counted

Four reports say people were hurt. Not one gives a number, a name or a condition: one says "injuries", one says "casualties", one records that the number of injured was not given, and one wishes them a speedy recovery. The pipeline's throughput, by contrast, is reported in barrels to three decimal places.

4 reports saying people were hurt 0 reports giving a number for them 0 reports naming anyone hurt
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Drone Attack on East-West Pipeline by Drones Launched from Iraq Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · GCC Secretary-General Condemns East-West Pipeline Attack in Saudi Arabia Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Attacks from Iraq on East-West Pipeline Draw Strong Condemnations Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent استهداف خط الأنابيب الذي ينقل النفط السعودي إلى البحر الأحمر يفاقم مخاوف الإمدادات Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Trump says Iran probably responsible for attack on Saudi pipeline Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al Jazeera English
Centre estimate · not a score
Al Jazeera English 🇶🇦QA · TV/radio · state-funded international Trump: Iran probably ‘behind’ Saudi oil pipeline attack Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al Jazeera English → What we have measured Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1 from 4959 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Modon
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · ضربة لممر النفط البديل عن هرمز.. السعودية تغلق خط "شرق-غرب" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Modon
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · أسواق النفط قلقة: مخاطر توقّف خط "شرق-غرب" السعودي Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · S&P Global Ratings Affirms Saudi Arabia Credit Rating at A+ with Stable Outlook Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent عون يدين استهداف خط أنابيب النفط السعودي ويؤكد تضامن لبنان الكامل مع المملكة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Modon
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · لبنان يدين التعرّض لأمن وسلامة المملكة العربيّة السعوديّة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Turkey's foreign minister discusses attacks on Saudi Arabia with Saudi counterpart, source says Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi FM Holds Separate Calls with Turkish, Qatari Counterparts Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

unverified The drones that hit the East-West pipeline were launched from Iraqi territory.
Asharq Al-Awsat carries the Saudi foreign ministry saying so, and the GCC secretary-general and Lebanon's presidency and foreign ministry repeat it — all restating Riyadh's account rather than adding one. An-Nahar notes the Saudi energy ministry's own statement described neither the nature of the strikes nor who was behind them, and no party has claimed the attack.
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A Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Drone Attack on East-West Pipeline by Drones Launched from Iraq Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · GCC Secretary-General Condemns East-West Pipeline Attack in Saudi Arabia Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
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An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent استهداف خط الأنابيب الذي ينقل النفط السعودي إلى البحر الأحمر يفاقم مخاوف الإمدادات Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent عون يدين استهداف خط أنابيب النفط السعودي ويؤكد تضامن لبنان الكامل مع المملكة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Modon
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Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · لبنان يدين التعرّض لأمن وسلامة المملكة العربيّة السعوديّة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
true The East-West pipeline was still out of operation on Saturday, with no announced date for restarting it.
An-Nahar quotes the Saudi energy ministry saying the line remains halted as a precaution while technical teams check it, with no restart date; Al-Modon and Haaretz report the same shutdown.
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An-Nahar
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An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent استهداف خط الأنابيب الذي ينقل النفط السعودي إلى البحر الأحمر يفاقم مخاوف الإمدادات Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Modon
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Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · أسواق النفط قلقة: مخاطر توقّف خط "شرق-غرب" السعودي Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Modon
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Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · ضربة لممر النفط البديل عن هرمز.. السعودية تغلق خط "شرق-غرب" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified Iran was probably behind the attack on the Saudi pipeline.
The Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera and Shargh all report Donald Trump saying it, but none of them carries evidence for it and Shargh calls the assertion baseless. No report we hold names a claim of responsibility.
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The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Trump says Iran probably responsible for attack on Saudi pipeline Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al Jazeera English
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Al Jazeera English 🇶🇦QA · TV/radio · state-funded international Trump: Iran probably ‘behind’ Saudi oil pipeline attack Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al Jazeera English → What we have measured Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1 from 4959 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

ا المدن - سياسة Al-Modon
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue"×1
Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer×1
Asserted vs attributed The rivals' word 'catastrophe' is quoted, and so attributed. The weapons-for-Iran charge stands in the same headline without quotation marks.×1
Critic leads The headline carries the charge that Hezbollah's weapons serve Iranian aims.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 false6 unverified2 true
From 489 reports we hold under this byline, at Al-Modon. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
ا المدن - اقتصاد Al-Modon
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Who is named as acting the ban is attributed to the states imposing it, not to the sanctions in the abstract×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 true
From 362 reports we hold under this byline, at Al-Modon. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
ا المدن - عرب وعالم Al-Modon
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter.×1
Army wording attributed The report attributes the description of the soldiers' deaths as an 'operational incident' to the army.×1
Asserted not attributed pressure on Abu Dhabi presented as revealed, not claimed×1
Asserted, not attributed the US block is stated as fact with no source named×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
2 misleading7 disputed18 unverified15 true
From 801 reports we hold under this byline, at Al-Modon. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting. · 10 reports we hold carry no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent عون يدين استهداف خط أنابيب النفط السعودي ويؤكد تضامن لبنان الكامل مع المملكة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
دان رئيس الجمهورية العماد جوزاف عون، استهداف خط أنابيب النفط الممتد من شرق المملكة العربية السعودية...
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon/957273/%d8%b9%d9%88%d9%86-%d9%8a%d…
The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Trump says Iran probably responsible for attack on Saudi pipeline Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report we hold that names Iran, and it names it inside a hedge: Trump told reporters Iran was likely responsible for an aerial attack launched from Iraq.
Trump told reporters that Iran was likely responsible for an aerial attack launched from Iraq on Saudi Arabia that shut down its East-West pipeline.
Who is named as attacking: attributed to Trump, hedged with 'likely' — “Trump told reporters that Iran was likely responsible for an aerial attack launched from Iraq on Saudi Arabia that shut down its East-West pipeline.”
Who is named as acting: attacker named only inside a hedged attribution to one politician — “Trump told reporters that Iran was likely responsible for an aerial attack launched from Iraq on Saudi Arabia that shut down its East-West pipeline.”
Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-908415
An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent استهداف خط الأنابيب الذي ينقل النفط السعودي إلى البحر الأحمر يفاقم مخاوف الإمدادات Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report that lists what the Saudi statement withheld — the nature of the strikes, the damage, the number of injured, and any attribution — and the only one setting the International Energy Agency's August
بعد يوم من تعرضه لاستهدافات عدة، لا يزال خط أنابيب شرق-غرب في السعودية متوقفاً عن العمل احترازياً، فيما تواصل الفرق الفنية التحقق من سلامته من دون أن تعلن وزارة الطاقة موعداً لاستئناف تشغيله.يشكل خط شرق-غرب أحد أهم الممرات البرية لنقل النفط السعودي باتجاه البحر الأحمر، بديلاً عن مسارات الخليج العربي، ما يجعل توقفه، وإن كان مؤقتاً وفق الوزارة، مؤشراً يستحق المتابعة لأسواق الطاقة. وتكتسب الحادثة دلالة إضافية في ضوء بيانات سابقة لوكالة الطاقة الدولية أظهرت تراجعاً في إمدادات الخام السعودي خلال الأشهر الماضية، ما يعيد إلى الواجهة سؤال حول شح الإمدادات النفطية في السوق.تفاصيل الحادثةتعرض خط أنابيب
Names the gap: lists what the official statement withheld — nature, damage, number hurt — “ولم يحدد البيان طبيعة الاستهدافات، أو حجم الأضرار التي لحقت بالخط إن وجدت، أو عدد المصابين”
The gap named: says outright that responsibility was assigned to nobody — “ولم يتضمن البيان إسناداً لمسؤولية الاستهدافات.”
Nobody hurt is counted: records the missing count instead of supplying one — “ولم يحدد البيان طبيعة الاستهدافات، أو حجم الأضرار التي لحقت بالخط إن وجدت، أو عدد المصابين”
Read it at An-Nahar → https://www.annahar.com/economy/346710/استهداف-خط-الأنابيب-الذي-ينقل-ال…
Al Jazeera English
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Al Jazeera English 🇶🇦QA · TV/radio · state-funded international Trump: Iran probably ‘behind’ Saudi oil pipeline attack Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al Jazeera English → What we have measured Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1 from 4959 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — state-funded international
The same remark as a headline, hedged to "probably", from an outlet in the Gulf; we hold no text behind it.
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Read it at Al Jazeera English → https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/12/trump-iran-probably-…
A Al-Modon
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · لبنان يدين التعرّض لأمن وسلامة المملكة العربيّة السعوديّة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
The fullest Lebanese text: President Joseph Aoun calling it "a sinful aggression", the foreign ministry wishing the injured a speedy recovery, and the only mention we hold that Iraq has announced an urgent investigation
حجم الخط مشاركة عبر دان رئيس الجمهورية العماد جوزاف عون، استهداف خط أنابيب النفط الممتد من شرق المملكة العربية السعودية إلى غربها، معتبراً أن هذا الاعتداء الآثم يشكل استهدافاً سافراً لمقدرات الشقيقة الكبرى ولأمنها القومي، ومحاولة يائسة للعبث باستقرار المنطقة وتهديد مصالح شعوبها. وأكد الرئيس عون أن لبنان، يقف إلى جانب المملكة العربية السعودية، وقيادتها الحكيمة وشعبها الشقيق ، في مواجهة كل ما من شأنه المسّاس بأمنها واستقرارها وسلامة منشآتها الحيوية، مجدداً التضامن الكامل والثابت مع خادم الحرمين الشريفين جلالة الملك سلمان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود، وسمو ولي العهد الأمير محمد بن سلمان بن عبد العزيز، و
Moral wording carried: "sinful aggression" and "blatant" reported as the president's words, unquoted and unmarked — “معتبراً أن هذا الاعتداء الآثم يشكل استهدافاً سافراً لمقدرات الشقيقة الكبرى ولأمنها القومي”
Moral adjectives, kept inside the quote: sinful and blatant are the president's words, marked as such — “معتبراً أن هذا الاعتداء الآثم يشكل استهدافاً سافراً لمقدرات الشقيقة الكبرى ولأمنها القومي”
Read it at Al-Modon → https://www.almodon.com/politics/2026/09/12/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9…
A Al-Modon
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · أسواق النفط قلقة: مخاطر توقّف خط "شرق-غرب" السعودي Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Puts the energy ministry's halt of the line in front of the oil market rather than in front of the attack.
حجم الخط مشاركة عبر أعلنت وزارة الطاقة السعوديّة وقف العمل بخط "شرق-غرب" النفطي، إثر هجمات طاولته في منطقتي الرياض والمدينة المنوّرة. وكانت وزارة الخارجيّة السعوديّة قد أعلنت أنّ طائرات مسيّرة، انطلقت من العراق، قامت بالهجوم يوم الخميس الماضي، وهو ما أسفر عن أضرار بشريّة وماديّة مختلفة. وحتّى اللحظة، لم يتم الإفصاح عن الحجم الكامل للأضرار، أو المدّة الزمنيّة التي يحتاجها تفعيل الخط مجدداً. ومن المعلوم أنّ خط "شرق-غرب" يمتد من منطقة بقيق في شرقي المملكة، إلى ميناء ينبع على سواحل البحر الأحمر، بطول إجمالي يقارب الـ1.2 ألف كيلومتر. وتشير البيانات الرسميّة الحكوميّة السعوديّة إلى أن الخط يمتلك قدر
Read it at Al-Modon → https://www.almodon.com/economy/2026/09/12/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%…
A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · S&P Global Ratings Affirms Saudi Arabia Credit Rating at A+ with Stable Outlook Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
S&P affirms Saudi Arabia at A+ with a stable outlook and names the East-West pipeline as a reason — the ability to redirect crude exports to the Red Sea — published while that pipeline was shut.
Credit rating agency S&P Global affirmed Saudi Arabia's credit rating at A+ with a stable outlook, according to its latest report. It stated that the stable outlook reflects its view that Saudi Arabia will be able to withstand pressures stemming from the ongoing Middle East conflict. This takes into account the Kingdom's diversified energy export infrastructure, including its ability to redirect crude oil exports to the Red Sea through the East-West oil pipeline, as well as its substantial oil storage and refining capacity both domestically and abroad. The agency also noted that the stable out
Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → https://english.aawsat.com/node/5317406
A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Attacks from Iraq on East-West Pipeline Draw Strong Condemnations Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
A headline alone, and it puts "Attacks from Iraq" in the title as settled fact; we hold no text behind it.
Attacks on a key Saudi oil pipeline launched from Iraqi territory drew on Saturday strong condemnations from many countries and organizations. The Saudi Foreign Ministry blamed the attacks on the East-West pipeline in the Riyadh and Madinah regions on several drones that came from Iraq and, in a statement, said the Kingdom would not retaliate to give the Iraqi government “an opportunity to take the necessary measures.” For its part, the Iraqi government strongly condemned the attacks, reiterating its categorical rejection of any aggression that threatens the Kingdom's security, stability, or b
Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → https://english.aawsat.com/node/5317392
A Al-Modon
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · ضربة لممر النفط البديل عن هرمز.. السعودية تغلق خط "شرق-غرب" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Frames the shutdown by what the pipeline is for: the route that carries Saudi crude when the Strait of Hormuz is not an option.
حجم الخط مشاركة عبر أغلقت السعودية خط أنابيب النفط "شرق-غرب"، الذي شكّل ممراً حيوياً لتجاوز مضيق هرمز بعد إغلاقه أمام صادرات الخام، إثر تعرض عدد من محطات الضخ لهجمات بطائرات مسيّرة قالت الرياض إنها أُطلقت من العراق. وقالت صحيفة "وول ستريت جورنال"، إن خط "شرق-غرب" يستطيع نقل ما يصل إلى 7 ملايين برميل من النفط الخام يومياً لمسافة نحو 750 ميلاً، من مناطق إنتاج النفط السعودية على الخليج العربي إلى ميناء ينبع على البحر الأحمر، ما أتاح للمملكة خلال الحرب مواصلة شحن ملايين البراميل إلى الأسواق العالمية بعيداً عن مضيق هرمز. وأكدت وزارة الخارجية السعودية أن عدة طائرات مسيّرة استهدفت الخط وتسببت بإصابات
Read it at Al-Modon → https://www.almodon.com/arabworld/2026/09/12/%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A9-%…
A Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · GCC Secretary-General Condemns East-West Pipeline Attack in Saudi Arabia Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
The GCC secretary-general's condemnation, which says "casualties and material damage" where the foreign ministry said "injuries and some damage", and states the legal verdict flat: "a flagrant violation of the
Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi strongly condemned the targeting of the East-West Pipeline in Riyadh and Madinah regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by several drones launched from Iraq, resulting in casualties and material damage. He affirmed that the attack represents a dangerous escalation and an unacceptable threat to Saudi Arabia's security and the safety of its territory and vital facilities, constituting a flagrant violation of the principles of international law. He stressed the GCC’s categorical rejection of all acts targeting the Kingdom’s s
Which measure was chosen: "casualties" where the other statement says "injuries" — same event, wider word, still no number — “resulting in casualties and material damage”
Stated flat: the legal verdict is asserted, not attributed to any body that judges it — “constituting a flagrant violation of the principles of international law”
Judgement attributed, not asserted: escalation framing carried in the speaker's voice — “He affirmed that the attack represents a dangerous escalation and an unacceptable threat to Saudi Arabia's security and the safety of its territory and vital facilities”
Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → https://english.aawsat.com/node/5317349
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Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Drone Attack on East-West Pipeline by Drones Launched from Iraq Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
The only report carrying the Saudi foreign ministry's own words — "several drones launched from Iraq" at the pipeline in the Riyadh and Madinah regions — and the only one saying Riyadh held off at the Iraqi prime
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses in the strongest terms the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the targeting of the East-West Pipeline in Riyadh and Madinah regions by several drones launched from Iraq, resulting in injuries and some damage that is currently being addressed, SPA reported. In a statement, the ministry stated: “The Kingdom clarifies that, following a request from the prime minister of Iraq to give the brotherly Iraqi government the opportunity to take the necessary measures to prevent attacks launched from Iraqi territory against Saudi Arabia and neighboring coun
Who is named as acting: the drones act; no state, group or person is named as sending them — “the targeting of the East-West Pipeline in Riyadh and Madinah regions by several drones launched from Iraq, resulting in injuries and some damage that is currently being addressed”
Stated flat, no source for the origin: launch point asserted inside a ministry statement, no evidence cited — “the targeting of the East-West Pipeline in Riyadh and Madinah regions by several drones launched from Iraq, resulting in injuries and some damage that is currently being addressed”
Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → https://english.aawsat.com/node/5317348
A Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi FM Holds Separate Calls with Turkish, Qatari Counterparts Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
The Saudi foreign minister's calls with Turkey and Qatar, both described in the language of de-escalation rather than of retaliation.
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call from Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan. During the call, they reviewed cooperation between the two countries to support regional stability, as well as joint efforts to de-escalate the situation in the region and contain tensions. The Saudi FM later held a phone call with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, during which they discussed the latest regional developments and diplomatic efforts to de-
Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → https://english.aawsat.com/node/5317347
The Jerusalem Post
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The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Turkey's foreign minister discusses attacks on Saudi Arabia with Saudi counterpart, source says Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The Turkish angle: Hakan Fidan discussing the attacks with his Saudi counterpart, and the mutual-defence pact Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed last month.
Last month, NATO member Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed a joint defense agreement that includes a mutual defense clause similar to NATO's Article 5.
Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-908393
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Haaretz
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Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1 from 1936 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Palestine TV · Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation
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Palestine TV · Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation 🇵🇸PS · TV/radio · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted versus attributed recognition itself stated as fact ×1Attribution 'historic' attributed to the Palestinian ambassador ×1Dead counted, not named two dead are counted as 'citizens' and none are named; the wounded are not counted ×1Dead named Gives the dead man's full name and age. ×1 from 766 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
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IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) 🇮🇷IR · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1 from 15038 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Ynet
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Ynet 🇮🇱IL · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A claim in the headline that the other reports very close to deciding the regime appears in one report only ×1Active voice The killers are the subject of the verbs 'beat' and 'burned'. ×1Active voice The killers are named as acting ×1Army's term, attributed the army names the target of its strikes, and no one on the other side is quoted ×1 from 2684 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Shargh
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Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al-Monitor
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Al-Monitor 🇺🇸US/ME · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor from anonymous officials Puts the IRGC at the trigger in a sentence sourc ×1Actor named Names the Director-General as the one who requested the dismissal ×1Actor named names Trump as the one who began the war, with Israel ×1Actor named names Israel as the actor in its military actions against the Palestinians ×1 from 1566 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Tehran Times
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Tehran Times 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted vs attributed headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the claimant ×1Attribution the toll is attributed to a body that is described but not named ×1Headline against body headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the IRGC ×1How the objectors are framed opposition is described as protesters speaking for civilians ×1 from 1753 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
K Kan · Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
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Kan · Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation 🇮🇱IL · public broadcaster · public-service No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Times of Israel
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The Times of Israel 🇮🇱IL · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actorless in own voice The killing is passive with no shooter in the se ×1Headline carries the purpose The livestock and the army's reason are in the h ×1Headline frame The headline carries the military's word for the ×1Military words carried whole Both the label for the dead and the phrase for t ×1 from 149 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Sabaah
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Al-Sabaah 🇮🇶IQ · newspaper · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Ma'an News Agency
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Ma'an News Agency 🇵🇸PS · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al Rai
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Al Rai 🇯🇴JO · newspaper · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al-Mada
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Al-Mada 🇮🇶IQ · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → North Press Agency
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North Press Agency 🇸🇾SY · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Attribution the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it ×1Single official source Uses the Saudi Press Agency's account: 'bilateral relations', with no mention of reconstruction or money. ×1What is at stake presents the stakes as trade and energy security; no ship, crew or price is counted ×1Which line is led with led by the legal instrument, naming the Security Council resolution by number ×1 from 1169 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → WAFA · Palestinian News & Information Agency
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WAFA · Palestinian News & Information Agency 🇵🇸PS · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → SANA (Syrian Arab News Agency)
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SANA (Syrian Arab News Agency) 🇸🇾SY · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al-Manar
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Al-Manar 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Galei Tzahal (Army Radio)
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Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) 🇮🇱IL · TV/radio · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Middle East Eye
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Middle East Eye 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured How hard the claim is stated Its own body says the investigators did not attribute the network to the Emirati state — the qualification its headline drops. ×1How hard the claim is stated The body withdraws in one line the attribution its own headline makes ×1How deeply it is sourced Cites its own past reporting as the evidence for the claim in its own headline, and calls the evidence widespread in its own voice ×1How deeply it is sourced Offers its own past reporting as the evidence supporting the claim in its headline, inside the same sentence that carries the denial. ×1 from 125 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Ammon News
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Ammon News 🇯🇴JO · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times →
These are must-cite outlets for this desk that we did not manage to read when we built this story. That is a gap in our reach, not a silence on their part, and it is not evidence of anything about this story.

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