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East Bay Times
eastbaytimes.com > 09/12/2026 > trump-says-iran-backed-houthis-asked-us-not-to-target-them-3 > amp

Trump says Iran-backed Houthis asked US not to target them

10+ hour, 13+ min ago   (379+ words) By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Skylar Woodhouse | Bloomberg News President Donald Trump said Iran-backed Houthis have asked the U.S. to abstain from targeting the militant group, as a worsening clash with Saudi Arabia inflames tensions in the Middle East. “The Houthis called…...

Open Magazine
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The Houthis’ Next Target: Saudi Arabia’s Oil Escape Route

2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (383+ words) 11 Sep 2026 - Vol 05 | Issue 37 Amit Shah leads the mission for a national demographic correction Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has shut its East-West pipeline following drone attacks. Two separate vulnerabilities are now interacting: damage to the infrastructure carrying oil across land, and threats…...

Middle East Eye
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Trump says Houthis asked US not to intervene in Yemen

11+ hour ago   (345+ words) The US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Yemen’s Houthis asked the United States not to intervene in their spiralling conflict in Yemen with Saudi Arabia. Trump added that the Houthis are allowing most of the ships through and…...

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Iran war LIVE Updates: Trump says Iran ‘probably’ behind Saudi oil pipeline attack; vessel in Strait of Hormuz hit | Today News

5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (619+ words) Iran war LIVE Updates: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian distanced his government from the confrontation between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis. “We are not at war with Saudi Arabia. The Houthis have their own issues," he was quoted as saying....

News18
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'I Think They Are...': Trump Says Iran 'Probably' Behind Attack On Saudi Arabia's Pipeline

17+ hour, 41+ min ago   (182+ words) Trump said Iran was “probably” behind the drone attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline, a crucial route for the kingdom’s crude exports. US President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested that Iran was “probably" behind an aerial strike targeting Saudi Arabia’s…...

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How can the Houthis be challenged?

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Outlook India
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Houthi Control Of Bab el-Mandeb: How A Strait 3,000 Km From India Could Hit Oil And Exports

23+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1393+ words) A Houthi takeover of the Red Sea chokepoint could disrupt Gulf oil flows, push up energy prices and make Indian shipments to Europe costlier. Houthi gains along Yemen’s Red Sea coast could put the Bab el-Mandeb shipping route under greater…...

News18
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Another Hormuz-Like Shock? Saudi Arabia Closes Strategic Oil Pipeline As Houthis Threaten Red Sea Shipping

23+ hour, 3+ min ago   (443+ words) Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline after ​the vital oil conduit suffered an aerial attack from the Houthis, as the war in West Asia continues to rage. The pipeline was closed following a drone attack, which both Riyadh…...

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What does Houthi advance mean for Yemen’s southern separatists?

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (257+ words) The Southern Transitional Council remains somewhat active in southern Yemen after its territorial defeat by the Saudi-backed government, and the Houthis are not interested in fighting the group at present. What does Houthi advance mean for Yemen’s southern separatists? Subscribe…...

BBC News
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Lightning Houthi advance in Yemen may bring dangerous new dimension to Iran war

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1208+ words) Saudi-backed Yemeni forces have been struggling to contain Houthi advances The Houthis' lightning advance across the southern reaches of the Tihamah – Yemen's arid coastal plain – appears to have taken most observers by surprise. Until recently, the anti-Houthi coalition known as…...