[Verse 1] Houthi rebels claim they struck the oil fields again, Say the airports too are marked under the pen, Saudi says four zones, the danger's now passed, But Riyadh's runway gets a warning recast, Same rebels repeating what they said weeks before, Don't land at that tarmac, don't walk through that door, Mixed signals in the desert, relief and alarm, One hand waves it clear while the other rings harm. [Chorus] Gulf News, October twenty-fifth, write it down, Attacks and alliances across one troubled town, Saudi, Yemen, Iran, Pakistan in the frame, Same region, new headlines, nothing stays the same. [Verse 2] Pakistan signs onto the pact they call Mecca, A promise of backup while the missiles keep peckin', Islamabad's ink dries as Riyadh takes the heat, And Israel's running drills three borders down the street, Different flags, different reasons to flex, One builds a shield while another preps for next, A treaty's just a handshake stitched tight under pressure, Alliances tighten the moment the skies turn lesser. [Chorus] Gulf News, October twenty-fifth, write it down, Attacks and alliances across one troubled town, Saudi, Yemen, Iran, Pakistan in the frame, Same region, new headlines, nothing stays the same. [Verse 3] The intelligence chief says Tehran's pushing harder, Aiming at American boots past the border, Four embassies today are thinning out their staff, Washington's telling folks to rethink that path, Not just soldiers feel it, tourists feel it too, Doha, Dubai, Tel Aviv losing their usual view, Hotel lobbies quiet where the skyline used to gleam, A tourism crisis humming under the oil-slick dream. [Verse 4] Shipping lanes get nervous, insurance rates climb high, Tankers reroute slow beneath a watchful eye, Analysts on panels parsing every word, Markets twitch at rumors that may never be confirmed, Riyadh holds its breath while the drills light the night, Tehran counters calm with a show of its might, Every official statement wrapped in careful code, Reading between the lines is the only safe road. [Bridge] Danger passed in four spots, they say with a sigh, But the warning on that airport refuses to die, One report cools the water, the next stirs the pot, That's the Gulf this autumn — cooling, then hot. [Chorus] Gulf News, October twenty-fifth, write it down, Attacks and alliances across one troubled town, Saudi, Yemen, Iran, Pakistan in the frame, Same region, new headlines, nothing stays the same. [Outro] Check tomorrow's dateline, the story keeps turning, Gulf News on repeat while the embers keep learning, Fold up today's paper, tomorrow brings more, The same restless region, the same open door.
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