Houthis claim strike on Saudi Arabia as Middle East conflict deepens
Riyadh struck Houthi military targets in Hodeida on Friday, with rebel media reporting two wounded after the Yemeni group announced a maritime blockade of the top oil producer and hit its ships. The flare-up marks a new front of the war that has engulfed the region following US-Israeli strikes on Tehran in February, and comes on top of Iran’s parallel blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Riyadh’s only other maritime route. The rebels had accused Saudi Arabia of a “dangerous escalation” and said its actions “will not go unanswered”.
- ▪Riyadh struck Houthi military targets in Hodeida on Friday, with rebel media reporting two wounded after the Yemeni group announced a maritime blockade of the top oil producer and hit its ships.
- ▪The flare-up marks a new front of the war that has engulfed the region following US-Israeli strikes on Tehran in February, and comes on top of Iran’s parallel blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Riyadh’s only other maritime route.
- ▪The rebels had accused Saudi Arabia of a “dangerous escalation” and said its actions “will not go unanswered”.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 15 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Pausa nei raid in Iran ma si accende lo scontro tra Houthi e sauditi — Agenzia ANSA
- ▪ Houthis fire on Saudi oil sites; no US strike on Iran for first time in two weeks — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Houthis fire on Saudi oil sites; no US strike on Iran for first time in two weeks — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ Houthis and Saudi Arabia trade fire amid Red Sea blockade — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Houthi blockade of Saudi trade threatens wider Middle East conflict — South China Morning Post
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Houthis claim strike on Saudi Arabia as Middle East conflict deepens AFP Published July 25, 2026 Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel 0 A photo taken from the Yemeni coast southwest of the city of Taiz, shows boats floating at Bab al-Mandab Strait, in the Red Sea, on July 24, 2026. — AFP Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source Houthi rebels claimed a missile strike on Saudi Arabia on Saturday, hours after vowing to retaliate against the kingdom for attacks as the Middle East conflict expanded. Riyadh struck Houthi military targets in Hodeida on Friday, with rebel media reporting two wounded after the Yemeni group announced a maritime blockade of the top oil producer and hit its ships.
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