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Bab el-Mandeb
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Houthi attack on Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery puts new Türkiye-Pakistan defence pact to its first test
Houthi forces have targeted Saudi Aramco’s 400,000-barrel-per-day Jazan refinery and Yemen’s strategic Mocha port, only two days after Saudi Arabia signed a mutual defence pact with Türkiye and Pakistan.
US and Iran pause attacks for second day as Oman pushes Strait of Hormuz diplomacy
US and Iranian attacks have paused, but the Hormuz blockade remains. Oman must now turn two quiet days into rules neither side will break.
Houthis target Aramco sites in Jizan and Yanbu as US pauses Iran strikes
US strikes on Iran paused after 13 nights, but Houthi attacks on Jizan and Yanbu opened a new threat to Saudi oil and Red Sea trade.
Saudi Arabia and Houthis exchange strikes as Yanbu and Jizan attacks threaten Red Sea oil route
Yanbu helps Saudi Arabia bypass the Strait of Hormuz. Houthi missile attacks have now placed that crucial Red Sea oil route under pressure.
Bab el-Mandeb blockade explained: How Houthi action could trap Saudi oil exports
Hormuz is already disrupted. Now the Houthis are targeting Saudi shipping through Bab el-Mandeb, placing the kingdom’s alternative oil route at risk.
Houthi missiles target Saudi Arabia as Yemen’s four-year truce begins to unravel
Houthi missiles targeted Saudi Arabia after a Sanaa airport strike, threatening Yemen’s four-year truce and renewed disruption across Red Sea shipping.
Iran downed US jets days after Trump said their radar was 100% annihilated
Iran shot down a US F-15E and struck an A-10 Thunderbolt II on 4 April 2026, contradicting Trump and Hegseth claims of total US air dominance over Iran.