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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.”

“The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran started in late February and since then, fighting has spread to Saudi Arabia and Yemen.”

“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.”

“"A potential future war could last longer than previous conflict, and the American president would not be in a position to dictate the timing or the conditions of its conclusion," said army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia, according to Iranian state television.”

“Somali pirates have seized an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 23 people, the Maritime Security Centre Indian Ocean said, warning that the ship was approaching a commercial shipping lane and could become a floating base for further attacks.”

“Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministry issued a statement urging the sides to “exercise wisdom and pursue political solutions to help contain tensions” and prevent a return to full-scale operations in the war that began in late February.”

“Israelis are casting their ballots in the shadow of October 7 and the multi-front regional wars that it sparked, with the trauma from the attack still fresh and questions over accountability and security central to the campaign.”

“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.”

“"The Yemeni Armed Forces warn all international, regional, and local airlines — as well as staff and travellers — against using King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, as it is unsafe and serves as a military target for our forces," he said.”

“Riyadh's international airport said flights would resume on Sunday (October 25, 2026) after a two-week closure following strikes from Yemen's Houthis on the Saudi capital, though the Iran-backed group warned of more to come.”

“…that while these people go to discuss what they call 'peace in the region', Egypt and its parliament declare support for the so-called defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and in doing so, declare war against the Republic of Yemen," said Mohammed Ali…”

“Saudi Arabia and the internationally recognised Yemeni government have come under sustained attack from the Iran-backed Houthis, shifting the focus of the wider West Asia war that erupted with U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February.”

“The reports came after the Saudi coalition fighting in Yemen announced it had intercepted two missiles fired by the Houthis towards Taif and Yanbu, in the kingdom's west.”

“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.”

“She pointed to potential signs, including the movement of additional U.S. military assets and troops to West Asia, warnings issued to Americans in the region, and a high alert status for Israeli forces.”

“The Houthis, who control northern and northwestern Yemen, including the capital, Sana’a, said they launched missile and drone attacks at the Saudi Ministry of Defence in Riyadh and the Dammam airport.”

“Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis struck several targets on Wednesday (October 21, 2026) with at least one person killed and eight more wounded at a civilian airport in Dammam, and two people killed in a drone attack on a Saudi oil field.”

“…ber 19, 2026) strike was part of a recent surge of fighting in Yemen, which began when forces from the internationally recognised government and the Saudi-led coalition launched airstrikes on the Houthi-held Sanaa International Airport in July 2026,…”

“Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday (October 20, 2026)that Russia and Iran have “never” worked so closely, as Moscow seeks to play a mediating role in the Middle East war.”

“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…”

“With Yemen’s civil war flaring back to life as well, Houthi militants have repeatedly attacked Saudi infrastructure, including energy facilities and airports, in recent days.”

“Police said no casualties were reported as fighting escalates in the latest front in the Iran war, one in which the rebels have attacked both neighbouring Saudi Arabia and Yemen's internationally recognised government, which is backed by the kingdom.”

“The Yemeni military said it carried out more than 1,000 strikes and began an offensive against the Houthi-held capital, 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.”

“War in Yemen broke out in 2014 when the Houthis seized control of the capital Sanaa and other regions, triggering a military intervention led by Saudi Arabia in March 2015.”