On one side of the Arabian Peninsula, diplomats are working to reopen a waterway. On the other, missiles threaten to close one.

Saudi Arabia has not commented on the claim by the Houthis, who are backed by Iran and have vowed to close “all access routes” to Saudi oil shipments.

The Houthis conducted a “large-scale” attack against forces from Yemen’s Saudi-backed government, and struck the southwestern Saudi region of Najran, raising concerns over a widening of the US-Israeli war on Iran into a broader conflict.

By Lefteris Papadimas and Idrees Ali ATHENS/WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants fired on Saudi oil installations in two ports on the Red Sea coast on Saturday, but the U.

Recent escalating tensions between the Iran-backed group and the Yemeni government have prompted fears that a truce in place since 2022 is nearing collapse.

Donald Trump lashed out at reports that America is suffering a shortage of munitions as a result of its attacks on Iran. The president vowed to impose “long-term jail sentences” on people suspected of leaking the information.

Yemen’s military has attacked Houthi rebels as the United Nations warns that fighting could escalate, and Turkey’s Kurdish peace bill wins approval in parliament. Here’s a look at developments across the Middle East on Saturday. Full coverage can be ...