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Houthi push in Yemen threatens Saudi oil exports and rattles world markets
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have extended their reach down the Red Sea coast to a key maritime chokepoint, threatening Saudi Arabia's oil exports and pushing up global fuel prices as the country's civil war reignites.
Over the past week, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have pushed down the Red Sea coast, extending their reach to a key maritime chokepoint and threatening Saudi Arabia's oil exports. The advance has been described as the group's biggest land grab in years, reigniting Yemen's 12-year civil war and pushing up global fuel prices.
The Houthis have also fired at Saudi oil facilities and tankers. A separate attack on Saudi Arabia's east-west pipeline, blamed on Iran-backed militias in Iraq, added to the difficulties facing the kingdom and unsettled world markets.
The rebels appear to be eyeing Yemen's oil-rich east, with Yemen's Saudi-backed government and an array of other forces — some of which fought each other as recently as January — standing in their way. The blitz has forced some 125,000 Yemenis to flee their homes.
The escalation comes as the United States has started to loosen Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula, giving Tehran another potential source of leverage.
- Yemen’s Houthis
- years of war
- Iran-backed Houthis
- iran backed houthi
- houthis growing stronger
- houthis weapons training expertise
- houthi at red sea chokepoint
- iran saudi west asia war
- Saudi Oil
- Houthi attacks
- world markets
- Red Sea coast
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WorldPolitics
Houthi push in Yemen threatens Saudi oil exports and rattles world markets
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have extended their reach down the Red Sea coast to a key maritime chokepoint, threatening Saudi Arabia's oil exports and pushing up global fuel prices as the country's civil war reignites.
Over the past week, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have pushed down the Red Sea coast, extending their reach to a key maritime chokepoint and threatening Saudi Arabia's oil exports. The advance has been described as the group's biggest land grab in years, reigniting Yemen's 12-year civil war and pushing up global fuel prices.
The Houthis have also fired at Saudi oil facilities and tankers. A separate attack on Saudi Arabia's east-west pipeline, blamed on Iran-backed militias in Iraq, added to the difficulties facing the kingdom and unsettled world markets.
The rebels appear to be eyeing Yemen's oil-rich east, with Yemen's Saudi-backed government and an array of other forces — some of which fought each other as recently as January — standing in their way. The blitz has forced some 125,000 Yemenis to flee their homes.
The escalation comes as the United States has started to loosen Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula, giving Tehran another potential source of leverage.
- Yemen’s Houthis
- years of war
- Iran-backed Houthis
- iran backed houthi
- houthis growing stronger
- houthis weapons training expertise
- houthi at red sea chokepoint
- iran saudi west asia war
- Saudi Oil
- Houthi attacks
- world markets
- Red Sea coast
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