# Expert says Houthi attacks pose ‘biggest threat’ ever to Saudi oil production

https://mins.news/en/item/63034

- Fox News, 2026-09-17 16:59 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/saudi-arabia-facing-biggest-threat-oil-production-iran-proxy-houthis-launch-attacks-expert-says

> Hussain Abdul-Hussain of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies says Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen are conducting cross-border attacks and taking territory near the Red Sea’s Bab el-Mandeb Strait, creating what he calls the greatest threat yet to Saudi oil production. He believes Iran may have encouraged a blockade and says Washington is unlikely to enter the conflict.

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