Saudi Arabia and Houthis Edge Toward Full-Scale War as More Than 500 Die in a Week
Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Saudi Arabia and the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen are engaged in fighting described as close to a full-scale war over control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
- More than 500 people have reportedly died in a week, while threats to Saudi Arabia’s main oil export route pushed international oil prices close to $100 a barrel.
- The escalation comes as the Strait of Hormuz is described as effectively blockaded.
Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels are moving toward a full-scale war over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the strategic waterway at the entrance to the Red Sea. More than 500 people have died in the past week, according to the report’s headline.
The escalation has also put Saudi Arabia’s main crude export route at risk. With the Strait of Hormuz effectively blockaded, concern over the disruption of another major oil route pushed international oil prices close to $100 a barrel.
Reuters and other outlets reported that the Houthis used drones and missiles to attack Khamis Mushait, Abha, Najran and Jizan in Saudi Arabia. The supplied article ends while describing those attacks and does not provide further details.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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