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Saudi Arabia Accuses Iran of Backing Houthi Attacks as Escalation Grows
Saudi officials said the attacks have hit airports and oil facilities, disrupting a flagship investment forum and forcing remote participation.
- Saudi Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Rayed Krimly accused Iran on Thursday of continuing to arm, train and support the Houthi militia in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.
- The 2023 Saudi-backed peace roadmap collapsed after the Houthis launched a lightning offensive in September, seizing strategic Red Sea coast territory and deepening alignment with Iran.
- King Khalid International Airport has been targeted 20 times this month, killing 17 people and wounding 333, according to the Saudi-led coalition, Turki al-Maliki said Thursday.
- Airlines suspended flights to Riyadh through at least October 17, while strikes on Saudi Aramco and aviation hubs threaten Vision 2030 economic diversification ambitions.
- Analysts warn the conflict risks broader regional war, as the Security Council condemned the "reckless strikes" on Friday and Iran denied involvement in the Houthi attacks.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said this Saturday that his country supports a "political process" in the conflict between Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthis and Saudi Arabia.
·Lisboa, Portugal
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The Wall Street Journal report deals with intelligence on Iran ' s tactical and field support to the Houthis to control Bab al-Mandab and target Saudi positions, in the middle of Iranian exile and Houthi.
Iran giving Yemen's Houthis target intelligence for drone, missile strikes on Saudi Arabia
Adam Baron, a Yemen expert and fellow with Washington-based policy institute New America, told the WSJ that the recent Houthi military gains were "undeniably" based on external Iranian assistance.
·Jerusalem, Israel
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Leaning Left25Leaning Right27Center27Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Center, 34% Right
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- 34% of the sources are Center, 34% of the sources lean Right
34% Right
L 32%
C 34%
R 34%
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