Attacks on Saudi oil facilities by the Houthis could add to ongoing tensions between Gulf states and Iran.
the attacks caused a ‘small fire’, which was contained by Saudi firefighters, adding that the attacks were aimed at harming global energy supplies.
while sailing in the Persian Gulf, heightening tensions between Tehran on one side, and Gulf states backed by the US, on the other. ‘Not necessarily a game changer’ But while the attack will come as a shock to the Saudis, it will not necessarily diminish their commitment to their campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
In February a truce agreement over the port city of Hudaida, saw Houthi fighters agree to withdraw from the port area to allow humanitarian aid to enter the country, but the ceasefire agreement has been frequently delated.
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