Houthis fire on Saudi oil sites; no US strike on Iran for first time in two weeks - Al-Monitor
Houthis fire on Saudi oil sites; no US strike on Iran for first time in two weeks - Al-Monitor
Source: Al-Monitor
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Saudi oil infrastructure strikes while U.S. strike tempo against Iran drops to zero — the first gap in two weeks of systematic retaliation. Either Washington is recalibrating for a larger operation, or the deterrence model has shifted from kinetic punishment to economic isolation via the mined Strait. With Brent still 20% below its one-year high despite a six-week closure of the world's foremost energy chokepoint, markets are pricing in permanent supply destruction, not temporary disruption.