Tensions between Houthis and Saudi Arabia have escalated sharply this week after Yemen’s Iran-aligned group announced a naval blockade targeting Saudi shipping in the Red Sea. Riyadh, along with Pakistan, the UAE, and several European governments, has condemned the move as a dangerous attempt to widen the ongoing Middle East conflict. Background The Houthis blockade Saudi Arabia announcement comes amid the wider war between Iran and a US-Israeli coalition, now well into its fourth month. Saudi Arabia had been routing millions of barrels of oil per day through pipelines to…
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