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Analysis-Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (955+ words) ANKARA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The Houthi capture of Yemen's Red Sea coastline is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf, strengthening Iran's hand and confronting Saudi Arabia and its neighbours with a difficult choice: absorb mounting costs or seek accommodation…...
New attacks in Hormuz and Saudi test nerves as war's spread worsens oil disruption
20+ hour, 38+ min ago (961+ words) By Mohammed Ghobari and Nayera Abdallah ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance…...
Iran's economic ties to Dubai hard to break despite war
11+ hour, 28+ min ago (615+ words) In the markets of old Dubai, saffron, cumin, pistachios and almonds from Iran still fill the stalls, as if the two shores of the Gulf were not separated by war. Last month, the United Arab Emirates announced the suspension of…...
New report of attack on Strait of Hormuz shipping fans fears of threats to oil supplies
20+ hour, 38+ min ago (825+ words) By Mohammed Ghobari, Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine Ghania ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to energy supplies after…...
Yemen government forces say hit Houthis in Red Sea city
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (688+ words) Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces said Saturday that they had struck Iran-allied Houthi fighters in the Red Sea city of Mocha, as the number of civilians forced to flee the renewed fighting soared. US news site Axios reported that Saudi Crown…...
Iran-Oman understanding does not provide for immediate reopening of Strait of Hormuz, Tasnim reports
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (205+ words) Sept 12 (Reuters) - An understanding between Iran and Oman does not provide for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz but establishes the basis on which it could reopen, an Iranian source told the semi-official Tasnim news agency on Saturday....
Analysis-Houthi advance in Yemen puts U.S. in a new bind
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (895+ words) By Humeyra Pamuk, Simon Lewis and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - A lightning offensive by the Iran-aligned Houthis has put the militants in a position to control a crucial Middle East waterway, creating a major new problem for U.S. President Donald…...
No signed Hormuz deal expected yet from Oman meeting on Monday, Iranian official says
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (274+ words) Sept 12 (Reuters) - A meeting between Iran and Gulf states planned for Monday in Oman will be a chance to discuss issues including the Strait of Hormuz, but is not expected to yield a signed agreement over the blockaded waterway, a…...
Trump says Iran probably responsible for attack on Saudi pipeline
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (171+ words) DUBLIN, Sept 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Iran was probably responsible for an aerial attack on Saudi Arabia that shut down its East-West pipeline, one of the kingdom's main routes for exporting crude while bypassing the Strait…...
Saudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (853+ words) By Mohammed Ghobari, Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine Ghania ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline after the vital oil conduitcame under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war. The world’s largest crude oil exporter…...