Along the fractured borderlands of the Arabian Peninsula, a period of uneasy quiet has given way once more to the language of fire and reprisal. The Houthi militia, sustained by Iranian patronage, struck Saudi territory with enough force to wound dozens — and Saudi Arabia, unwilling to absorb the blow in silence, has promised to answer in kind. What had seemed like the slow, tentative architecture of peace now stands exposed as something far more provisional, a reminder that paused conflicts are not resolved ones.
Saudi Arabia and Houthis Edge Toward Renewed Conflict
Dozens of people were injured in the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
War & Conflict