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“"Ultimately, Saudi Arabia wants a more secure Red Sea, but also wants to achieve that without becoming trapped in another war in Yemen," she added.”

“In September, one of the major conflicts in the Middle East came within sight of Africa, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured Yemen's Perim Island.”

“In September, the conflict in the Middle East came within sight of Africa, as Iran-backed Houthi rebels captured Yemen's Perim Island.”

“According to a report by the US think tank American Enterprise Institute, Saudi Arabia is targeting Houthi missile launch pads, storage facilities and other military infrastructure in Yemen.”

“A direct engagement in Yemen at Saudi Arabia's side would, therefore, risk not only ending Pakistan's apparent neutral status as a mediator in the US-Iran war, but also strain relations with Tehran, he said.”

“"The escalation in Yemen is drawing the Saudis deeper into the regional war, a war that Saudi Arabia actually wanted to prevent," said Marcus Schneider, who heads the Friedrich Ebert Foundation's Regional Peace and Security Project in the Middle East.”

“During the previous war between the Iran-aligned Houthi group and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government, which began in 2014 and largely ended with a UN-brokered ceasefire in 2022, Houthi forces blocked most routes into the government-controlled city of Taiz for…”