Current sectionMiddle East NewsAnalysis Iran could expand its attacks if its foothold in Yemen comes under threat. Saudi Arabia must weigh a response against the risk of drawing in Iran, the U.S. and other allies and turning Yemen into a new regional flashpointShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeZvi Bar'el01:01 PM • September 10 2026 IDTThe entire Gulf region could be on the brink of war again. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Saudi ArabiaYemenIran - U.S.Middle East oilHouthisStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement SanctionsIran-U.S.EisenkotBen-GvirHamasIsrael Election PollsOphir AwardsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhat Made a Jewish Lawmaker Enter a Political Partnership With an Arab Israeli?Saudi-Houthi Escalation Threatens to Draw Iran and the U.S. Back Into WarIsrael Has an Official Wine Map. West Bank's Inclusion Isn't Necessarily BadIsraeli FM Invited Key Qatargate Suspect to Slovenia Embassy CeremonyRothschild Out of Control: What Happened to Tel Aviv's Most Exclusive Boulevard?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéNetanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of Destruction