Saudi crown prince seeks Egypt’s backing as Houthi attacks rattle Red Sea oil routes
The leaders backed free navigation in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks disrupted shipping and helped push oil prices higher, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed will travel to Cairo to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah for regional security talks following his meeting with Adm. Brad Cooper in Jeddah.
- The visit follows advances by The Houthi near the Mandab Strait, where the group captured Mokha and strategic islands, increasing security pressure on Riyadh and threatening Red Sea shipping routes.
- Saudi energy infrastructure faces strain after a drone attack disabled the 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline; crude production fell to about 6.24 million barrels per day in August, its lowest level since 1990.
- Vice President Vance confirmed Washington is holding direct talks with The Houthi, while President Donald Trump emphasized Gulf states should manage their own regional affairs, signaling shifting U.S. strategy.
- Egypt seeks to maintain ties with Saudi, the UAE, and Iran while rejecting coordination with The Houthi following recent territorial seizures, navigating competing regional pressures without direct Yemen involvement.
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Trump has left it to Saudi Arabia to deal with the threat from the Houthis. This could cause the oil-rich state to reconsider its relationship with the United States, the former US ambassador to the country explains to JP.
Getty Images is facing a new test of its security relationship with the United States, after Axis reported that Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Ben Salman had asked US President Donald Trump to strike military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, but Washington refused the request, preferring to provide indirect intelligence and military support while avoiding direct involvement in the war. This is in... this news has been published via Cedar News N…
Saudi Arabia asks Trump for support against the Huthi rebels. However, the US apparently prefers to meet with the terrorist organization.
With their advance on the Red Sea, the Huthis are becoming a threat to world trade, and the fight with Saudi Arabia could escalate. The US is probably meeting secretly with representatives of Yemeni militia to talk about feared attacks on US targets.
Saudi Arabia seeks Egypt’s backing
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince on Tuesday sought backing from the president of Egypt, as the kingdom faces increased attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on shipping and infrastructure, while the militants yesterday said that they had shot down a Saudi Arabian fighter jet.The Iranian-backed rebels have cap
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