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Houthis edge toward renewed conflict with Saudi Arabia
NDTV··28 Jul
Years of relative calm between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels have unravelled as the wider US-Iran conflict reshaped regional incentives. The Houthis have launched missiles and drones toward Saudi Arabia and targeted Red Sea shipping, prompting Saudi-led airstrikes on Houthi territory for the first time in years. Analysts say the group believes conflict could tighten its grip on Yemen.
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What It Means For You
- A wider Yemen war could disrupt Red Sea shipping routes that affect global trade costs.
- The conflict's trajectory depends partly on US diplomatic choices in the broader Iran standoff.
- Renewed fighting risks deepening one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises again.
What's Happening
- Houthi rebels have launched missiles and drones toward Saudi Arabia in recent days.
- Saudi-led forces responded with airstrikes on Houthi territory for the first time in years.
- The dispute began over Iranian flights into Sanaa that Saudi Arabia sought to block.
The 2023 Peace Deal That Never Got Signed
- A 2023 UN-backed roadmap would have restarted salaries in Houthi areas using oil revenue.
- The Gaza war reshaped regional priorities before that roadmap could be finalised.
- Saudi Arabia has grown more dependent on the Red Sea route as Hormuz stays blocked.
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