# Tensions persist amid US sanctions on Iran and Saudi-Houthi clashes

https://mins.news/en/item/114222

- CGTN, 2026-10-22 02:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-22/Tensions-persist-amid-US-sanctions-on-Iran-Saudi-Houthi-clashes-1RrrZFSqrja/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The United States imposed sanctions on a law firm it says assisted Iranian shipping networks and continued its blockade of Iranian ports. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted Houthi drones; a drone targeting a facility at Aramco’s Shaybah field caused a vehicle fire outside the site, killing two people and injuring two. The Houthis denied attacking Saudi Arabia and said Saudi warplanes struck several areas of Yemen. Washington ordered non-emergency US government staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia.

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