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“…ity Council slams ‘escalatory’ Houthi attacks AI generated NEW YORK – The UN Security Council issued a joint statement on Oct 15 condemning the “escalatory” attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia, including “reckless strikes” on Riyadh’s…”
“The warning came amid deadly missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia in recent days and growing threats to global shipping routes and critical Middle East infrastructure in the run-up.”
“"The Houthis, in some sense, have been and remain a proxy, a partner of the Iranians, but they're increasingly independent-minded," former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia Michael Ratney told the ABC.”
“Since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran in February, Tehran, and later the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen, have been targeting Saudi Arabia, a close ally of the United States.”
“President Donald Trump, who has said he is evaluating whether the U.S. should join Saudi strikes against the Houthis in the latest front in the Iran war.”
“Yemen's Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities after Aramco HQ hit RIYADH, Oct 14 - Yemen's Houthis vowed on Wednesday to press on with attacks on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia and said they struck the headquarters of oil…”
“With the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government under assault from Iran-linked Houthi fighters, and Houthi missiles striking inside Saudi Arabia, allies of the kingdom have united to show support.”
“The Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen and much of the north, have launched attacks against Saudi Arabia since declaring a naval blockade against Riyadh in July, with strikes targeting Saudi vessels in the Red Sea.”
“With the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government under assault from Iran-linked Houthi fighters, and Houthi missiles striking inside Saudi Arabia, allies of the kingdom have united to show support.”
“Houthis blamed the attack on a Saudi-led coalition, and responded with missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, including one that targeted Riyadh.”
“Houthis, Saudi-led forces claim victories as Yemen fighting rages on Saudi Arabia’s Jazan and Najran airports were attacked as Saudi-led gov’t forces launched air strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen and claimed control of the Bab al-Mandeb strait.”
“Yemen’s civil war pits the Houthis against an uneasy coalition of sometimes rival military forces under the internationally recognised government, backed by Saudi Arabia and its allies.”
““It balances Saudi Arabia’s call for assistance following previous deployment of Sky Sabre and renewed Houthi strikes without immediately returning to the UK-US strikes on Houthi positions in 2024-2025.””
“The government has insisted the UK mission will be used only to assist jets defending Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks, and not those carrying out strikes in Yemen.”
“The Houthis have launched missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, including one that targeted Riyadh on Saturday before being intercepted.”
“Yemen has been embroiled in various states of conflict since 2014, when the Houthis drove the internationally recognized government out of the capital city, Sanaa, and ignited a regional proxy war, with Saudi Arabia supporting the exiled government against…”
“Yet, when confronted by a rapid offensive from the Houthis in Yemen, these regimes frequently appeal to Washington for military intervention.”
“The Houthis said Saudi Arabia carried out at least 157 air attacks in the provinces of al-Jawf, Taiz, Saada and Marib on Monday, killing at least one civilian.”
“Houthis launch deadly attack on presidential palace in Yemen’s Aden Saudi Arabia, which backs the Yemeni government, blamed Iran for the dramatic escalation in the war with the rebels The Houthis launched a deadly missile attack on Thursday on the…”
“The Houthis have been launching missiles and drones at airports, oil and gas facilities, and military bases in Saudi Arabia in retaliation for the strikes on the territory that they control in western Yemen, including the capital Sanaa.”
“Mawry said, adding that fears are now growing inside the country of “an all-out civil war” that could potentially drag in other regional powers besides Saudi Arabia.”
“…'s because Iran, as part of their counter-response, hit oil infrastructure in Kuwait, Bahrain, the Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and we're seeing the Houthis are continuing to hit Saudi oil refineries as they have expanded the war to become a part of the, the…”
“Saudi capital’s airport to remain shut this week as airlines cancel services The authorities have extended the closure of Riyadh’s international airport until Oct 17 and airlines scrapped flights after continuing attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis…”
“The recent attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline, another key oil export route from the Gulf, as well as attacks by Yemen’s Houthis around the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb strait have compounded supply disruptions.”
“Fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis rapidly escalated in September when Houthi forces seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast, taking territory that sits alongside a strategic waterway for global trade and a key export route for Saudi oil.”
“Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, on Sunday, in their first publicly reported contact since the Iran-aligned Houthis stepped up attacks on Saudi Arabia.”
“The two ministers discussed the recent escalations in the region after the Houthis, backed by Iran, attacked Saudi airports.”
“Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport, deny losing territory SANAA – Yemen’s Houthis claimed an attack on the main airport in the Saudi capital while also denying on Oct 6 losing territory to government forces, as fighting intensified.”
“Iran-backed Houthis said on Monday (October 5, 2026) they had struck Riyadh’s international airport, an oil refinery and other sites in Saudi Arabia, as the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said they had destroyed Houthi targets on the Red Sea coast.”
“Yemen’s Houthis claim striking Riyadh airport, other Saudi sites TAIZ, Yemen – Iran-backed Houthis on Oct 5 said that they had struck Riyadh’s international airport, an Aramco refinery and several other sites in Saudi Arabia, as the Saudi-led coalition in…”
“The Saudi-led coalition accused Yemen's Houthis of striking a power station in the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, a claim the Iran-backed group denied.”
“Saudi Arabia has responded with air strikes in Yemen and backed government forces fighting to repel the Houthis.”
“The Saudi-led alliance fighting Yemen’s Houthis has accused the Iran-aligned group of attacking an electricity facility in the Muslim holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia this week, a claim the Houthis deny.”
“… ministers of G7 nations on Monday denounced Houthi attacks in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia while urging Iran to end its support, including arming, of the rebels, "We condemn in the strongest terms the unacceptable continued strikes carried out by the…”
“Saudi Arabia, which backs the internationally recognised government of Yemen, has not yet commented on the reported strikes.”
“The foreign ministers of the G7 condemned on Monday (September 21, 2026) the “unacceptable continued strikes” waged from Yemen against Saudi Arabia and urged the Iran-backed group to immediately hold fire.”
“A recent Pentagon inspector general report revealed Iranian strikes “damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan during the conflict.””
“Iran-backed Houthis say they targeted Riyadh airport, Aramco refinery Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen say they have launched attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting the international airport in the capital Riyadh, an Aramco refinery and several sites in the…”
“But in July, top officials and ministers from Saudi Arabia and the UAE began posting messages on social media about friendship and unity, signalling a rapprochement.”
“But in July, top officials and ministers from Saudi Arabia and the UAE began posting messages on social media about friendship and unity, signalling a rapprochement.”
“The Houthis, meanwhile, have claimed Saudi Arabia has conducted air strikes in Taiz, al-Jawf, and Marib.”
“He also said Saudi warplanes carried out 19 air strikes over the past day, hitting targets in Taiz, al-Jawf and Marib governorates.”
“The Houthis say Saudi Arabia has conducted hundreds of strikes in Yemen since fighting resumed in July, effectively ending a four-year truce.”
“Yemen’s Houthis to target US interests if it supports Saudi-led strikes: Military adviser AI generated SANAA - A Houthi military adviser told AFP that the group would attack US interests in the Middle East if Washington intervenes in Yemen’s conflict in…”
“On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, targeting fuel and energy facilities it said were being used to support missile and drone attacks, as the Yemeni group threatened a “harsh and painful” response against Saudi…”
“EU and Gulf states postpone summit due in Saudi Arabia AI generated BRUSSELS – The EU on Oct 15 said it had postponed a summit with Gulf states that was due to be held in Saudi Arabia on Oct 24, as attacks by Houthis have increased security concerns in the…”
“The sight of smoke rising from some of Saudi Arabia's most sensitive facilities in recent days has rattled the region and global markets while increasing questions for US President Donald Trump, who has said he's evaluating whether the US should join Saudi…”
“Do you think Saudi Arabia walked into a trap set by the Houthis?”
“Referring to discussions on Bab al-Mandab and recent developments involving the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, Dar said both sides shared similar views on resolving regional issues.”
“Saudi Arabia has faced widening Houthi strikes over the past week, including an attack on Riyadh airport on Saturday (October 12) that killed 13 people.”
“Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline was struck by drones last month during the Houthis’ lightning offensive in Yemen.”
“On Tuesday, Saudi Arabia launched strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, targeting fuel and energy facilities it said were being used to support missile and drone attacks, as the Yemeni group threatened a “harsh and painful” response against Saudi…”
“The Houthis bring the war to Riyadh If the president were to look to the true source of his troubles with energy prices, he would look not in Eastern Europe but in the Middle East, where Saudi Arabia is increasingly under attack.”
“Saudi Arabia said it intercepted Houthi missiles and drones across the kingdom on Tuesday after the rebel group struck an airport over the weekend.”
“Meanwhile, it has promised to help Saudi Arabia defend itself against attacks as the conflict against the Houthis has become increasingly dangerous.”
“Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund launched Humain, an AI company chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in May 2025 to build data centres and an Arabic-language AI model, the Saudi Press Agency reported.”
“The Houthis quickly began targeting Saudi oil facilities, tankers and transport hubs, including a string of lethal strikes on Riyadh’s airport, rocking the world’s top oil exporter.”
“To understand the rise of the Houthis, read this profile we published a few weeks ago: The Houthis vs Saudi Arabia | The new lords of the Red Sea Further, in this episode of Global Faultlines podcast, we discuss Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Arab…”
“Regarding the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis, an Iranian ally, Baghaei reiterated Tehran's openness to help resolve the crisis through dialogue.”
“You have a dozen dead, a full blown new war between the Houthis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.”
“Meanwhile, Streeting said Britain was not currently considering offensive military operations against the Houthis, after an attack on King Khalid international airport in Riyadh, Saudi’s capital, killed 12 people and injured more than 300 others.”
““The Houthis say that if Pakistan engages in any military activities against them on behalf of Saudi Arabia, then they will be treated in the same fashion as the Saudis are currently being dealt with,””
“UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment to Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and security at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), declaring that it would stand “shoulder to shoulder” with the kingdom in the face of…”
“In September, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sought U.S. military action against the Houthis; Washington declined direct strikes but offered intelligence and targeting support instead.”
“The United States is already providing Saudi Arabia with intelligence and targeting support while stopping short of direct strikes.”
“Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday condemned recent Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, reiterating Pakistan’s commitment to the Gulf state’s “sovereignty, territorial integrity and security” under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement.”
“The Houthis, in turn, are targeting Saudi airports and key infrastructure in the kingdom with drone and missile strikes.”
“…inister Khawaja Asif, who was part of Pakistan’s delegation in the meeting, joined Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath’ via telephone the same day and said Saudi Arabia had made “gains and recovered some areas” in Yemen in the ongoing fighting…”
“An oil tanker burns after being hit by an Iranian strike in the ship-to-ship transfer zone at Khor al-Zubair port near Basra, Iraq, late Wednesday, March 11 Brent crude, meanwhile, soared past $105 a barrel on Thursday as markets reacted to the news The…”
“Syria considers help in Yemen war after Saudi airports come under Houthi fire RIYADH, Oct 8 - Syria may deploy troops to help Saudi Arabia fight Yemen's Houthis, a US official and a Syrian defence official said, as the Iran-aligned group steps up its missile…”
“Oil prices rise to over $101 a barrel Oil prices rose today as the market weighed supply constraints from a storm heading for US oil-producing regions and attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia against increased supplies of Middle East crude.”
“His comments followed an emergency meeting in Riyadh on Monday, where the three countries agreed to activate their collective defence commitments and rapidly deploy agreed forces and military capabilities to Saudi Arabia.”
“MARGARET BRENNAN: So, October 6th, 2023, Saudi Princess Reema Bandar shakes hands with you on a deal meant to normalize relations, or start normalizing relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, create a pathway for the Palestinians, give Saudi the civilian…”
“Houthis say midnight airstrike hits Yemeni capital The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said airstrikes hit the capital, Sanaa, at midnight amid their renewed war against Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government.”
“The Houthis – an armed group that has controlled much of northern Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa, since September 2014 – have fought the government for more than a decade in a civil war that has drawn in a Saudi-led military coalition.”
“The strikes come amid the most serious escalation between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-aligned Houthis since a UN-brokered truce largely halted cross-border attacks in 2022.”
“A few days later, the Saudis accused an Iranian-backed militia in Iraq of coordinating with the Houthis to hit the East-West Pipeline, the vital infrastructure that had allowed Saudi Arabia to reorient its oil from Hormuz to the Red Sea.”
“In a previous interview with DW, Abdulghani al-Iryani of the Sanaa Center for Strategic Studies noted that the Houthis do actually have an interest in relations with Saudi Arabia.”
“QATARI MEDIATION The US war in Iran has drawn in Iranian allies in the region, including the Houthis in Yemen, Hezbollah in Lebanon and militias in Iraq, which Riyadh blamed for the September 10 attack that knocked the East-West Pipeline in Saudi Arabia…”
“The conflict has spilled into Yemen, where the Houthis, who are backed by Iran, have launched an offensive along the Red Sea coast and struck Saudi Arabia, including airports and oil infrastructure.”
“Regional exports, including shipments from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iran rebounded to 12.8 million bpd in September, the highest since the start of the war.”
“Recently, Andy Burnham sent British jets to help defend oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia from missile attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen.”
“The war is expanding horizontally, with Iraqi militias targeting Saudi Arabia’s east-west pipeline and Yemen’s Houthis attacking Saudi cities and oil installations.”
“Through Project AURORAH, the GEOINT and SIGINT fusion system I created, I identified and sequenced Russian military reconnaissance over Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, the UAE and Jordan during the Iran-US war.”
“The Houthis, meanwhile, have reportedly sent a letter to the European Union promising that ships linked to the bloc would not be targeted, in an apparent attempt to isolate Saudi Arabia from its allies.”
“The Houthis have launched strikes on the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows from the world's largest energy exporter, as part of a wider Middle East war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran…”
“• Rebels accuse Riyadh of deadly strikes as thousands flee • 154 people reportedly killed in fighting over past two days • G7 calls on Yemeni group to halt military actions, attacks on shipping • UK commits air-to-air refuelling support for Saudis SANAA: The…”
“The strikes overnight hit industrial facilities simultaneously in the Dnipropetrovsk region, including Dnipro, Pavlohrad and Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, regional Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said on Telegram on Tuesday.”
“Houthis say Saudi strike kills 6 in Yemen port city Mokha SANAA – Saudi strikes on the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha killed at least six people and wounded eight others, the Houthi-affiliated news agency Saba reported on Sept 22.”
“Yet other military leaders are arguing in favor of strikes, saying the U.S. should help Riyadh retaliate for Houthi strikes in Saudi Arabia and the claim of downing of the F-15 — a challenge to Saudi air superiority over Yemen, the officials said.”
“Yesterday, Trump opted against working with Saudi Arabia in joint strikes on the Houthis.”
“The entry of new actors, Iran-aligned Ansarullah Houthis and Iraqi militias, poses a serious security and economic threat to Saudi Arabia.”
“The Houthis have escalated attacks on Saudi Arabia, including strikes on Riyadh, while Ukraine has launched a major wave of drone and missile strikes on Moscow and Russian energy infrastructure.”