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Iran denies encouraging Houthi attacks as Saudi Arabia cites breach of rapprochement

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 39 78 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 16 Oct 12:17 UTC · Houthis strike Aden palace complex as Saudi Arabia alleges Iranian support 16 Oct 22:25 UTC · Saudi Arabia Accuses Iran of Encouraging Escalating Houthi Attacks 17 Oct 00:12 UTC · Saudi Arabia Accuses Iran of Encouraging Escalating Houthi Attacks 17 Oct 06:12 UTC · Iran Denies Saudi Claim It Encouraged Houthi Attacks 17 Oct 18:13 UTC · Iran denies encouraging Houthi attacks as Saudi Arabia cites breach of rapprochement

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 4 HEADLINES

  1. 16 Oct, 12:17 UTC

    Houthis strike Aden palace complex as Saudi Arabia alleges Iranian support

  2. 16 Oct, 22:25 UTC

    Saudi Arabia Accuses Iran of Encouraging Escalating Houthi Attacks

  3. 17 Oct, 06:12 UTC

    Iran Denies Saudi Claim It Encouraged Houthi Attacks

  4. 17 Oct, 18:13 UTC

    Iran denies encouraging Houthi attacks as Saudi Arabia cites breach of rapprochement

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Saudi Arabia · 11 outlets
  • Yahya Saree · 3 outlets
  • Ansar Allah · 2 outlets
  • International Policy · 2 outlets
  • Donald Trump · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Rayed Krimly · from 15 Oct 11:15, 5 outlets
  • 13 people killed · from 16 Oct 02:00, 5 outlets
  • Saudi Aramco · from 15 Oct 20:00, 3 outlets
  • 17 people wounding · from 15 Oct 11:15, 2 outlets
  • 127 weapons storage · from 15 Oct 11:15, 2 outlets