Riyadh's Yemen dilemma
As Houthi attacks shift from symbolic strikes to Saudi energy infrastructure, Riyadh faces difficult choices over how far it is willing to go to protect its Red Sea strategy.
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Five months after the Iran war began, Saudi Arabia is once again looking south. What started as sporadic cross-border attacks has quickly evolved into a broader challenge to the kingdom's energy exports and maritime security. The Houthis are no longer threatening just Saudi territory — they are targeting the infrastructure and shipping routes that Riyadh relied upon after the Strait of Hormuz became increasingly unusable.
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