# Houthis attack Saudi oil targets as US weighs Mideast pullback

https://mins.news/en/video/50168

- CNN, 2026-09-08 17:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mek0pw-eDFs

> Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a major attack early Tuesday on oil and other infrastructure in southwestern Saudi Arabia. The escalation risks widening regional conflicts and putting further pressure on crude prices, marking a dramatic intensification of the Saudi-Houthi conflict.

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