Houthis declare naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, escalating crisis

The Houthis, an Iranian-backed terrorist group based in Yemen, declared a seaborne blockade of Saudi Arabia, escalating rising tensions in a front that had gone mercifully quiet during recent upheavals around Iran. The Houthis and the Saudi-backed anti-Houthi coalition have been largely at peace since a ceasefire was agreed upon in 2022, though Saudi Arabia…