Why Yemen's Houthi rebels are attacking Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea

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Why Yemen's Houthi rebels are attacking Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea

Trade routes are under escalating pressure as troubles continue in the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi rebels attack Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. CBS News' Courtney Kealy has more.

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▪ Saudi military strikes Houthis after its tankers are attacked — Off The Press
▪ Saudi Arabia strikes Huthi targets in Yemen after vessel was attacked in Red Sea — Egypt Independent
▪ Saudi military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after the Iran-backed militia attacked Red Sea shipping — CNBC — Top
▪ Saudi Arabia strikes Houthis after Iran-backed rebels target tankers — Financial Times — World
▪ Iran-backed Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi Arabia — BBC News
▪ Saudi-led coalition strikes Houthi-controlled Hodeidah — Al Jazeera English
▪ Saudi-led coalition says it strikes Houthi targets in Yemen's Hodeidah - Reuters — Google News
▪ Saudi strikes Houthi sites in Yemen as conflict flares — South China Morning Post
▪ Saudi attacks target Houthi military sites at Hodeidah port city in Yemen — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
▪ Saudi strikes target Yemen's Hodeidah, says Houthi-run Al Masirah TV — Straits Times — World
▪ European Union slams 'inflammatory' Houthi Red Sea tanker attack — RFI English
▪ US strikes Iran again to 'diminish threat to mariners, vessels' after attacks on Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea — Dawn

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