Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have launched drones and missiles at Saudi cities, as the Kingdom launches hundreds of air strikes against Houthi positions, in a further sign that the conflict is worsening.
The Houthis, who since last week have swept through Yemeni towns along the Red Sea coast and seized islands in the Bab el-Mandeb strait at its mouth, released battlefield video overnight of fighters seizing armoured vehicles from Saudi-backed forces.
Officials in the Saudi-backed government that controls southern Yemen have said that their forces and those of Saudi Arabia were conducting air strikes on Houthi positions, though Riyadh itself has not confirmed them.
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Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have launched drones and missiles at Saudi cities, as the Kingdom launches hundreds of air strikes against Houthi positions, in a further sign that the conflict is worsening.
Houthi strikes on a Saudi pipeline has disrupted up to 4 per cent of global oil shipments, further exacerbating the supply shortage preceded by the Iran war.
Saudi warplanes have intensified their strikes on Yemen as Iran-backed Houthi fighters launched another salvo of drones and missiles at Saudi cities, as a new front in the Middle East conflict continues to grow.
The United States tightened its travel warning for Saudi Arabia, banning government workers from travelling within 32 kilometres of the Yemen border.
The Houthis, who since last week have swept through Yemeni towns along the Red Sea coast and seized islands in the Bab el-Mandeb strait at its mouth, released battlefield video overnight of fighters seizing armoured vehicles from Saudi-backed forces.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group had launched fresh drone and missile strikes on the Saudi Red Sea oil port of Yanbu, and at a southern Saudi airbase at Khamis Mushait.
Officials in the Saudi-backed government that controls southern Yemen have said that their forces and those of Saudi Arabia were conducting air strikes on Houthi positions, though Riyadh itself has not confirmed them.
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