Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack.
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack.
The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane.
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Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack. The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane.
The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane.
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