A Houthi advance, Iranian disruption of key sea lanes and drone attacks on a vital pipeline are a nightmare scenario for Saudi Arabia. But its main ally, the U.S., is reluctant to widen an unpopular and stalemated Mideast war.

Iraq’s government was racing Saturday to contain the fallout after local Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking and shuttering a key Saudi pipeline.

Officials say Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. The capture opens a new front in the Iran war and further threatens

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has personally pressed President Trump to take military action against the Iran-backed Houthis, sources tell CBS News.

Saudi Arabia's southern border, as clashes continue after week-long offensive that culminated in rebel group's capture of the remainder of Yemen's Red Sea coast

The Houthis claim their attack targeted a Saudi military base in Sharurah.

These developments have led to a significant rise in oil prices, with Brent crude surpassing $100 a barrel and diesel prices soaring in the US., Middle East, Times Now