Saudi-Led Coalition Strikes Houthi Targets Amid Escalating Regional Tensions

WATCH: Houthi siege triggers food shortages in Yemen’s Taiz

Yemeni government forces are encircled by the Houthis in Taiz, where blockades on road routes have worsened shortages.

The UN warns wheat and flour could run out in less than three weeks, as fuel becomes scarce and residents struggle to feed their families.

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A recap of recent developments

• Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry says a strike causing a small fire at an Aramco building in Dhahran with no injuries, following a Houthi warning for civilians to evacuate Saudi oil sites it described as a “legitimate target.”
• The Saudi-led coalition targets Houthi “vital assets” across Yemen, including energy terminals and fuel reserves, in operations that spokesperson Turki al-Maliki says aim to “neutralise the Houthis’ capabilities.”
• A Houthi missile attack on Riyadh injures four people and damages 15 homes as intercepted debris falls on the Saudi capital, civil defense authorities say.
• Saudi Arabia’s government vows “consequences” for Yemen’s Houthis over repeated strikes, warning the kingdom will not “tolerate threats” to its security or Red Sea shipping.
• Iran and Oman are close to establishing safe commercial shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz after reaching an understanding on a “temporary safe passage route,” Iran’s foreign ministry says.
• US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott warns that Iran must choose between diplomacy and “facing further consequences” as Washington maintains its blockade against Iranian oil.

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