Yemen says ready for Houthi escalation after rebels target Saudi Arabia
Fears are growing that renewed fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels in Yemen may further destabilise the Arabian peninsula and rattle the region's precarious fault lines. Read moreHouthis target Saudi oil facilities as fighting on new Middle East front intensifies "At the end of the day, we are prepared for any escalations," Yemen's foreign minister designate Afrah al-Zouba told reporters during a briefing in the Saudi capital Riyadh. The comments came just hours after the Houthis said they launched fresh drone strikes targeting Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure in response to incursions by the kingdom's drones.
- ▪Fears are growing that renewed fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels in Yemen may further destabilise the Arabian peninsula and rattle the region's precarious fault lines.
- ▪Read moreHouthis target Saudi oil facilities as fighting on new Middle East front intensifies "At the end of the day, we are prepared for any escalations," Yemen's foreign minister designate Afrah al-Zouba told reporters during a briefing i
- ▪The comments came just hours after the Houthis said they launched fresh drone strikes targeting Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure in response to incursions by the kingdom's drones.
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Advertising Home Middle East Yemen says ready to escalate against Houthi rebels as they target Saudi Arabia Middle East Yemen's government on Monday issued a warning to the Houthi rebels after they stepped up recent attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure and imposed a maritime blockade, raising fears that the Iran-backed group's campaign could open a new front in the wider regional conflict and threaten shipping through the Red Sea. Issued on: 28/07/2026 - 00:19Modified: 28/07/2026 - 10:17 2 min Reading time Share By: FRANCE 24 Houthi supporters rally in Sanaa, Yemen on July 17, 2026 near a banner in Arabic proclaiming, "All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and drones." © Osamah Abdulrahman, AP Yemen's internationally recognised government on Monday said it is ready for any…
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