As Trump mulls Iran escalation, Houthis fire on Saudi Red Sea oil sites

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As Trump mulls Iran escalation, Houthis fire on Saudi Red Sea oil sites

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Houthi militants, aligned with Iran, attacked Saudi oil installations in the Red Sea ports of Jizan and Yanbu, prompting Saudi-backed retaliation. These attacks have intensified the Gulf conflict and disrupted global oil supply chains.

By Federico Maccioni, Timour Azhari and Eman Abouhassira RIYADH, July 25 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants fired on Saudi oil installations in two ports on the Red Sea coast on Saturday and Saudi-backed forces bombed the Houthis, as the war in the Gulf that has disrupted global supplies extended to a second front. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group had targeted and successfully struck sites belonging to Saudi state oil giant Aramco in Jizan and Yanbu.

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