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Houthi forces attacked a major Saudi oil pipeline as part of offensive operations toward the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a critical chokepoint for global shipping, according to Breaking Points. The Bab al-Mandab controls roughly 12% of global maritime trade and connects the Red Sea to the...

Yemen's Houthi rebel group carried out coordinated attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities in the southern region on September 8, 2026. Saudi Arabia says over 70 people, including women and children, were injured in the strikes, and fires erupted at multiple oil facilities. The attacks...

A Reuters news roundup covering multiple international stories: Saudi Arabia shut a major oil pipeline following Houthi attacks in the Red Sea; plans to convert a former Syrian military airport into a private aviation hub have sparked concern over suspected mass graves at the site;...

According to WION, escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities have disrupted maritime traffic at the Strait of Hormuz and Bab-al-Mandeb — two critical chokepoints controlling nearly 30% of global seaborne oil trade — with crude prices exceeding $100 per barrel as of September 2026. WION reports that simultaneous...

Saudi Arabia closed its 1,200-kilometer East-West pipeline after drones launched from Iraqi provinces bordering Iran struck the infrastructure on September 12, 2026, according to BBC News. Iraq's government acknowledged the attack originated on its territory, fired a military commander, and launched an investigation. The pipeline...

During a bilateral meeting on Saturday, President Trump stated that Houthi representatives contacted him to say they do not want to fight with the United States. Trump made the claim when asked whether Iran bore responsibility for an attack on the East-West Pipeline in Saudi...

According to BBC News, citing reports from Yemen, fighters from the Iran-backed Houthi movement have reached Perim Island in the Red Sea, a strategically critical chokepoint at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait — one of the world's busiest shipping corridors. BBC News reports the advance could...

Drop Site News interviewed foreign policy experts Vali Nasr — professor of international affairs and Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS and a former senior Obama administration adviser — and Rob Malley, former U.S. special envoy for Iran and senior fellow at Yale's Jackson...

Leaders from China, Russia, Iran, and eight other nations convened at a BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 11, 2026, Al Jazeera English reports. According to Al Jazeera, the meeting comes as the Trump administration has jolted global trade and a US-Iran war has...

Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, igniting fires at multiple oil facilities and wounding dozens of people, according to DW News reporting. In response, Saudi-backed forces launched dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a major attack on southwestern Saudi Arabia early Tuesday, targeting oil and other infrastructure, CNN reports. According to CNN, the strikes follow US military action against three Iranian crude oil carriers after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic...

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have launched an offensive with stated aims to recapture Sanaa, the capital, according to TRT World. The escalation follows Saudi Arabia's accusation that Houthis struck energy infrastructure and civilian targets in a recent attack, TRT World reports.

Breaking Points hosts Krystal and Saagar analyze oil price increases following strikes on Saudi Aramco facilities, arguing the incident carries significant implications for global energy markets and regional tensions. According to Breaking Points, the strikes represent a major geopolitical flashpoint with downstream effects on crude...