# Trump says Houthis are trying to raise oil prices before US elections

https://mins.news/en/item/98605

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-13 19:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/trump-says-houthis-trying-to-increase-oil-prices-before-us-elections?traffic_source=rss

> Donald Trump said Yemen’s Houthi group was intensifying attacks on Saudi infrastructure to push up energy prices before the US midterm elections. He called the group’s conduct “very bad,” reiterated that the US could expand military attacks in the Middle East after the vote, and said he would not forget the attacks on Saudi Arabia.

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