Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s armed Houthi movement are closer to open conflict than they have ever been in the last four years. A series of strikes have put the two on an escalation ladder that neither side appears ready to climb down from.
This week the Houthis carried out their most consequential attack, striking Saudi Arabia’s 400,000 b/d Jazan refinery on 26 July, forcing it to close (MEES, 31 July). The Houthis claimed it was in response to Riyadh’s bombing of Hodeidah port two days earlier. (CONTINUED - 779 WORDS)
