Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia as Gulf-Iran Talks Stall — SkimNews
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- Houthis launched a new attack on Saudi Arabia on Monday, continuing the Iran-aligned group's cross-border strikes
- Gulf Arab states postponed planned talks with Iran, removing a diplomatic channel as regional tensions escalate
Why it matters: With the Houthi-Saudi frontline and Iran-Gulf diplomacy both deteriorating simultaneously, the Middle East faces two compounding risks rather than one: direct military escalation AND the loss of the talks that could contain it. The source explicitly flags global oil supplies as the downstream concern.
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