The Houthis may soon discover the limits of Saudi strategic patience
Saudi Arabia has so far ignored provocations to preserve regional stability. But it may soon be pushed into action.

Saudi Arabia has so far ignored provocations to preserve regional stability. But it may soon be pushed into action.






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Thousands of Houthi supporters rallied in Sanaa against what they described as the Saudi-led blockade against Yemen.
The seizure of the Asana is the latest in a rapidly growing wave of piracy sweeping the Gulf of Aden.
The Iranian aircraft incident has exposed a fragile calm that may not survive a wider regional escalation.
US attacks kill dozens as retaliating Iranian forces target regional bases, pushing fragile truce closer to collapse.
A pro-government militia said it intercepted a boat carrying ‘weapon-making equipment for the Houthis’ in Yemen.
Mobilisation of fighters and attacks signal the collapse of Yemen’s fragile peace, with regional implications looming.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, leading Houthi Mohammed al-Bukhaiti warns of attacks on Saudi Arabia.

A diverted Iranian plane, a strike on Sanaa Airport and threats of retaliation have reignited tensions in Yemen.
If the fighting in Yemen expands, and the Houthis try to block Bab al-Mandeb, the world economy faces a new shock.

Yemen’s Houthis say they struck Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport in retaliation for a strike on Sanaa’s international airport