Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi tankers in Red Sea, threatening to widen Iran war
A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23. The price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, spiked more than 6 percent Thursday, to about $100 a barrel. Al-Zaidi met with Trump earlier this month in Washington.An Arab diplomat said Gulf states are increasingly pessimistic about finding an off-ramp.
- ▪A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23.
- ▪The price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, spiked more than 6 percent Thursday, to about $100 a barrel.
- ▪Al-Zaidi met with Trump earlier this month in Washington.An Arab diplomat said Gulf states are increasingly pessimistic about finding an off-ramp.
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A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23. Reuters-YonhapCAIRO — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped $100 a barrel.The Houthis have threatened to shut down another key trade route, with the world economy already reeling from Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Iran and the U.S. have stepped up their attacks as they vie for control of the strait, through which a fifth of the world's oil and gas transited in peacetime, setting off a scramble for alternative routes.As the U.S.
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