Houthis Claim Saudi Base Attack Amid Yemen War Escalation, Hormuz Strikes

Iran-allied Houthi rebels say they struck a Saudi military base with drones and missiles, while their rapid advance along Yemen's Red Sea coast has captured a key port and islands controlling the Bab al-Mandab strait, displacing nearly 86,000 people and killing over 500. Iranian state media separately reported an attack on a vessel near the Hormuz strait, where a US blockade and a Saudi pipeline shutdown already strain oil shipping. This widening web of Iran-linked fronts across two critical maritime chokepoints reflects a documented regional escalation raising the risk of wider involvement by the United States and Gulf states.