Tensions escalate in Middle East ahead of high-stakes UN General Assembly. Here’s what to know

Tensions escalate in Middle East ahead of high-stakes UN General Assembly. Here’s what to know

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Logan Schiciano, CNN (CNN) — As world leaders prepare to gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) this week, a growing number of flashpoints across the Middle East are raising concerns about a wider regional escalation, from renewed fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen to fresh warnings exchanged between Washington and Tehran.Why are the Houthis and Saudi Arabia ba…