Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis Trade Threats Targeting Oil Facilities
The Iran-backed militia threatened to attack the Saudi energy giant Aramco, which it has done before, after the Saudi authorities issued an evacuation notice to an oil facility in the Yemeni capital.
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