Saudi Arabia strikes Houthis after Iran-backed rebels target energy sites
Tit-for-tat attacks risk expanding the regional war in the Middle East
Source: Financial Times
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DW NOTE
Saudi Arabia is striking targets in Yemen while Houthi forces hit Saudi energy infrastructure — standard escalation logic in a region where the Strait of Hormuz has been mined shut for six weeks and oil has jumped 27%. The Saudis spent eight years fighting the Houthis to a stalemate before 2022; restarting that war now, with Brent at $97 and Iranian backing still intact, suggests Riyadh sees the strikes as necessary rather than wise.