Iran is forging a new ring of proxies to threaten US allies in the Gulf, officials say
Officials say the Houthis helped Iraqi militias plan a two-day drone swarm attack that wounded more than 70 people in southern Saudi Arabia.
- On Tuesday, regional officials confirmed that Yemen's Houthi rebels helped Iraqi militias plan and execute a two-day swarm attack on Saudi oil facilities, demonstrating a new level of coordination between the Iran-backed groups.
- Cooperation between Iraqi militias and the Houthis expanded during the war in Gaza, with experts noting the groups are now "squeezing Saudi like with pliers" to drive up costs of the regional conflict.
- The Houthis declared a blockade against Saudi shipping in the Red Sea, forcing the kingdom to divert oil north to Egypt's SUMED pipeline, where flows rose from 650,000 barrels a day in June to over 1.9 million in August.
- Saudi Arabia and the United States responded with joint airstrikes that killed at least 20 Iraqi fighters and six Iranian advisers, while Tuesday's initial assault wounded more than 70 people, including women and children.
- Yemen expert Elisabeth Kendall noted the rebels appear "willing to weather some shorter term pain for what they feel will be longer term gains," suggesting the trajectory toward full-scale war is unlikely to be halted by current diplomatic efforts.
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Times of IndiaIran-backed fighters in Yemen and Iraq are joining forces to threaten Gulf, officials say
Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Yemen are coordinating attacks on Saudi Arabia, with an aim to increase the costs of the ongoing war in Gaza. The Houthis have also declared a blockade against Saudi shipping in the Red Sea. This escalation threatens to reignite full-scale war with the kingdom. Saudi oil exports are now directly in the crosshairs of these attacks.
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In July, Saudi Arabia and the United States bombed Iran-backed militias in Iraq after blaming them for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities that had been claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, another Iranian ally. Now, regional officials tell The Associated Press that the Houthis helped the Iraqi militias plan and... Read More The post Iranian-backed terror groups attack oil facilities appeared first on The Horn News - Proudly American, Fiercely I…
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Iran-backed fighters in Yemen and Iraq are joining forces to threaten the Gulf, officials say
Regional officials tell The Associated Press that Yemen's Houthi rebels helped Iraqi militias launch drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities in July.
Saudi Arabia and the United States bombed Iranian-backed militias in Iraq in July after blaming them for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities that had been claimed by the Houthi rebels of Yemen, another ally of Iran.
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