Houthis Attack Saudi-Backed Forces in Yemen, Escalating Tensions

The Houthi militant group said it conducted a “large-scale” attack against forces from Yemen’s Saudi-backed government, raising concerns over a broadening of the US-Israeli war on Iran into a region-wide conflict.

Houthi rebel attacks in central and eastern Yemen kill at least 30 government forces, Yemeni government officials say

The Houthis said on Wednesday that they attacked two Saudi oil tankers, as the rebels pressed on with their maritime blockade of the kingdom.

The Houthis have imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea since July.

Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden  Reuters

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Saudi oil vessel in Gulf of Aden Yemen's Houthis said they targeted a Saudi oil vessel in the Gulf of Aden, according to a statement from the group's military spokesperson on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia has not yet confirmed the strike, but it comes after UK Maritime Trade Operations

Crude prices rose Wednesday after Yemen's Houthis claimed they had struck a Saudi Arabian oil tanker in the Red Sea.

The Houthis said the strike was in response to what they described as Saudi drone incursions into the airspace over the Saada and Hajjah governorates in northwestern Yemen.

The Yemeni militant group, the Houthis, have claimed that they struck the Najran Airport in Saudi Arabia.