Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia yesterday as US President Donald Trump mulled fresh strikes on the Islamic republic in the deepening Middle East war. The rebels targeted the Saudi City of Jizan on the Red Sea and Saudi’s civil defense issued warnings in the

The Houthis previously said they struck Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea days after declaring a blockade of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

The escalations intensify the risk of further pressure on global oil supply and prices.