New front in US-Iran war escalates as Houthis fire at Saudi oil facilities
Advertisement Now, another smouldering regional conflict has erupted again, between US-allied Saudi Arabia and the Houthi movement which controls most of northern and western Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa. Saudi Arabia and its regional allies joined a brutal civil war against the Houthis in 2015, until a truce was agreed in 2022. Risk of global crisisThe truce collapsed this month after an attack on Sanaa airport to stop an Iranian plane landing provoked the Houthis to fire ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia.
- ▪Advertisement Now, another smouldering regional conflict has erupted again, between US-allied Saudi Arabia and the Houthi movement which controls most of northern and western Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa.
- ▪Saudi Arabia and its regional allies joined a brutal civil war against the Houthis in 2015, until a truce was agreed in 2022.
- ▪Risk of global crisisThe truce collapsed this month after an attack on Sanaa airport to stop an Iranian plane landing provoked the Houthis to fire ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 12 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Catch up: US-Iran strikes appear to pause, but another front escalates — Egypt Independent
- ▪ Iran War Day 148: U.S. Appears to Pause Iran Strikes, While Houthis Hit Saudi Oil Facilities — The American Conservative
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News|ConflictNew front in US-Iran war escalates as Houthis fire at Saudi oil facilitiesConflict also spreads to Caspian Sea as Tehran accuses Ukraine of a deadly attack on an Iranian vessel.ListenListen (5 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA Houthi follower during a protest in Sanaa, Yemen [File: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff, AP and ReutersPublished On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026Tehran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen have fired missiles and drones at two of Saudi Arabia’s most strategically important oil facilities on the Red Sea, in a major escalation of the latest simmering regional conflict to be reignited by the war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran.But the skies…
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