Britain Backs Saudi Arabia With Air Refuelling Support Against Houthis Britain will provide Saudi Arabia with limited defensive air-refuelling support after increased Houthi attacks on Saudi targets. Prime Minister Andy Burnham approved the Saudi request on Monday. The UK will deploy one Royal Air Force Voyager to refuel Saudi fighter jets during flight. As a … Read more
US declines to back Saudi Arabia in Yemen after meeting Houthi leaders US officials held secret talks with Houthi representatives in Oman over the weekend as Houthi forces expanded their control along Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Oman helped arrange the meeting at the US Embassy in Muscat, while neither side made the discussions public. The … Read more
First Test for Pakistan Turkey and Saudi Defense Pact as Houthis claim Attack on Saudi oil facility Yemen’s Houthi rebels said on Sunday that they had carried out a drone attack on a major Saudi oil facility. The claim came just two days after Saudi Arabia signed a mutual defense agreement with Turkey and Pakistan. … Read more
Saudi Arabia Prepares Sea And Possible Land Offensive Against Houthis Saudi Arabia is preparing a broader military response against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis as tensions in the Red Sea continue to intensify. According to Yemeni sources, Riyadh is weighing a strategy that could combine expanded naval operations with a possible ground offensive in central Yemen. The … Read more
Houthis Declare Saudi Naval Blockade Amid US-Iran Tensions Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis announced an immediate naval blockade against Saudi Arabia on Monday, raising fears of a wider regional conflict. The group said it had imposed a maritime embargo on Saudi-linked shipping and described the move as retaliation for what it called years of Saudi restrictions on … Read more
BRICS Delhi Meet: Iran War and Oil Prices Test Unity Foreign ministers from BRICS met in New Delhi on May 14, 2026, as the Iran war, rising oil prices, and shipping risks shaped the agenda. India chaired the talks and pressed for safe, unimpeded maritime routes, stable trade, and stronger cooperation. The summit showed both … Read more