# Houthi strikes threaten to pull Yemen back into full-scale war

https://mins.news/en/item/31790

- DW, 2026-08-25 15:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/houthi-strikes-threaten-to-pull-yemen-back-into-full-scale-war/a-78497448?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Iran-backed Houthi forces are using the wider regional war to pressure Saudi Arabia. Their attacks on an oil tanker, Saudi infrastructure and ships near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are raising the risk that Yemen will slide back into full-scale conflict and disrupting Red Sea shipping.

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