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“Yemen has been beset by war since 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa, with a Saudi-led coalition entering the conflict a year later in support of the government.”

“Other U.S. allies in West Asia are warning against more strikes, saying it would destabilise the region and could lead Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen to step up their attacks on Saudi Arabia and Red Sea shipping, a third regional official said.”

“The conflict has spread, with Iran-backed Houthi rebels carrying out attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure and airports.”

“A Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said a projectile struck a passenger terminal at the international airport in Riyadh on Sunday (October 11, 2026), less than a day after a missile struck it and killed 12 people.”

“Two attacks on airports in Saudi Arabia claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen killed three people Wednesday (October 7, 2026), Saudi officials said, as the kingdom was pulled deeper into the latest front in the Iran war.”

““The operation itself is significant because it’s a turning point in the trajectory of the conflict between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition,” said Ahmed Nagi, Yemen analyst at International Crisis Group.”

“Saudi attacks Following several years of relative calm, Yemen's civil war reignited in July against the backdrop of the wider conflict in the West Asia.”

“Saudi Arabia, West Asia's largest economy, has suffered weeks of strikes from the Iran-backed Houthis against oil and civilian sites including Riyadh's international airport.”

“The crisis in the region seems to be deepening with rapid escalation of the war between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis and the growing possibility of a new round of Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran.”

“Yemen’s Houthis said on Saturday (October 24, 2026) they attacked the southern city of Aden, the interim seat of the Saudi-backed government, after accusing Riyadh of killing 16 people in strikes on capital Sanaa and a Red Sea port city.”

“Saudi forces launched deadly airstrikes on Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa city and its surrounding governorate on Saturday (October 24, 2026), media associated with the Iran-backed group said, while also reporting around 20 strikes on Mocha.”

“The warning comes after Washington ordered non-essential U.S. embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia this week, following increasing attacks from Yemen’s Houthis.”

“An alleged Saudi airstrike in Yemen on Sunday (October 18, 2026) killed at least nine people and wounded 16 others, Houthi media reported, as fighting between the two sides in the country's revived civil war escalates further.”

“Riyadh leads a military coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognised government in its war with the Houthis, and a military spokesman for the Iran-backed group said on Saturday (October 17, 20260 that dozens of Saudi strikes over the past day had…”

“Does the war between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis strengthen Iran’s hand in the larger conflict?”

“…nder an unwritten understanding between the Houthis (Ansar Allah), who control northern and northwestern Yemen, including Sana’a, and the country’s Saudi-backed government, planes seeking to land in Houthi-held territory were required to obtain prior…”

“Iran said on Monday (October 12, 2026), it was "deeply concerned" by escalating attacks between Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia, after 14 people died in two days of strikes on Riyadh's airport.”

“The Yemeni military said it carried out more than 1,000 strikes and began an offensive against Sanaa, while the Saudi-led coalition supporting the internationally recognised government said 100 warplanes flew sorties at dawn.”

“The circumstances remained unclear but in recent weeks Aramco, majority-owned by the Saudi state, has come under attack from the Houthi group targeting the kingdom as part of the war in Yemen where Riyadh is backing the internationally recognised government.”

“The waterway is key to the world's energy supply and is now central to the conflict between Washington and Tehran, which was triggered nearly seven months ago with deadly strikes on Iran.”

“The Houthis, who control the most populous parts of Yemen and much of the north, have been launching attacks against Saudi Arabia since declaring a naval blockade against Riyadh in July, with strikes targeting Saudi vessels in the Red Sea.”

“The United Nations Security Council on Friday (September 25, 2026) condemned escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemeni Houthi fighters in a rare show of unity from the UN's top body.”

“A Houthi military adviser told AFP that the group would attack U.S. interests in the West Asia if Washington intervenes in Yemen's conflict in support of Saudi Arabia or tries to unblock the Bab al-Mandab strait.”

“Trump also met on Tuesday (September 22, 2026) with leaders and senior officials from Gulf Cooperation Council nations - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates - as well as Jordan to discuss the way ahead with the war in Iran.”