Saudi Arabia gearing up for major assault and possible ground invasion on Iranian-backed Houthis: report

The Kingdom is preparing for a naval and possible ground invasion against the terror group in order to break open its stranglehold on vital shipping routes in the Red Sea.

Houthis' growing presence in Iraq linked to attack on Saudi Arabia  thenationalnews.com

According to the sources, the attack is intended to break the chokehold the Houthis currently have on oil shipping in the Red Sea.

Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi warned Saudi Arabia of an all-out response hours before Riyadh announced a new multinational maritime defence coalition, with 14 countries, including Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt, signing a founding statement to protect Red Sea shipping.

Riyadh and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels are on the brink of renewed conflict. Could war-ravaged Yemen be drawn into a wider Middle East war?

Saudi Arabia is building an international coalition to protect key shipping routes that transport Saudi oil exports from repeated attacks by Yemeni Houthi militias. The Saudi Ministry of Defense met with nearly 50 countries in Riyadh to establish a multinational maritime defense coalition, the Saudi Arabian embassy in

Fourteen countries, including Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Sudan, vow to protect shipping and energy supplies

Riyadh won political backing from 14 countries for its proposed maritime defense coalition, but members have yet to commit to joining as Washington weighs its position.

Yemeni sources say Saudi Arabia is preparing sea and possible land attack to break chokehold on oil exports through Red Sea Saudi Arabia is preparing for a major military offensive against the Houthis by sea and possibly by land in central Yemen, Yemeni sources believe, in a move to break the chokehold on its oil expor

The assessments indicate that members of Iran's so-called Axis of Resistance have deepened their ties and ability to inflict damage to US allies

EXCLUSIVE: Yemen's Houthis are attacking Saudi Arabia from Iraq, sources say  Reuters

RIYADH, July 30 - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia this week from Iraqi territory in coordination with Iraqi armed groups, according to assessments by Saudi Arabia and regional partners, reflecting growing coordination among Iran-aligned militias, two officials in the region said.

By Nkiruka Nnorom with agency report Saudi Arabia and the US have carried out joint strikes against Iran-backed militias in Iraq, in a potential escalation of the Middle East conflict. This came as Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency said at least four members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC, were k

Iraq demands evidence that attacks on Saudi Arabia originated from its territor Iraq said US-Saudi “aggression” had hampered efforts to investigate allegations that attacks on Saudi Arabia originated from Iraqi territory. “We demand evidence and proof that attacks were launched from Iraq, but no party has provid

A new line of fighting in the war in the Middle East opened up on July 28 when Saudi Arabia launched an attack on Iraq, with which the kingdom has generally cordial relations. The strike, carried out in conjunction with US forces, targeted Iranian-backed militants in Iraq who, the Saudis said, had fired drones at Saudi

The U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched strikes against Iranian-backed forces in Iraq. Meanwhile, the U.S. also stopped what it called a surprise attack on forces in the Middle East, according to CENTCOM. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more.

Saudi Arabia & the U.S. launch joint strikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq  CNN

The Houthis recently declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea, targeting several tankers.