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Yemen’s Houthis Attack Saudi Arabia from Iraq, Raising Regional Alarm · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: The conflict in the Middle East has taken a dangerous
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  Speaker 1: new turn. Yemen's Hutee movement, long backed by Iran, has
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  Speaker 1: begun launching attacks on Saudi Arabia from Iraqi territory in
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  Speaker 1: coordination with local militias. Regional officials say this marks a
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  Speaker 1: significant escalation, expanding the battlefield and threatening the stability of
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  Speaker 1: Iraq itself. According to Saudi and US sources, the Huthis
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  Speaker 1: worked alongside Iran aligned Iraqi groups to target oil facilities
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  Speaker 1: in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, the kingdom's main crude hub.
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  Speaker 1: The strikes originated from Iraq, with oversight reportedly provided by
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  Speaker 1: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps RGC. In response, Saudi forces,
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  Speaker 1: supported by US assets, carried out airstrikes on Iraqi sites
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  Speaker 1: linked to the attacks. Casualties were reported among IRGC members,
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  Speaker 1: Iraqi fighters, and at least one Huti operative. Strategically, this
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  Speaker 1: development is alarming. Iraq is emerging as a new launch
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  Speaker 1: pad for Iran's Axis of Resistance, a network of allied
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  Speaker 1: groups stretching from Lebanon to Yemen. Analysts note that with
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  Speaker 1: Hesbala weakened in Lebanon and serious capacity diminished, Iraq is
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  Speaker 1: becoming this central hub for regional coordination. The Huthi's ability
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  Speaker 1: to operate from Iraqi soil demonstrates not only Iranian influence,
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  Speaker 1: but also direct cooperation among militias themselves. For Saudi Arabia,
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  Speaker 1: the attacks highlight vulnerabilities in its oil infrastructure. The Eastern
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  Speaker 1: province is home to facilities that supply millions of barrels
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  Speaker 1: of crude daily to global markets. Even limited disruptions can
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  Speaker 1: send oil prices soaring, raising fears of a broader energy crisis.
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  Speaker 1: Riyod insists it is defending itself, while the Huthis claim
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  Speaker 1: the strikes our retaliation for Saudi operations in Yemen. Diplomatically,
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  Speaker 1: Iraq's government faces a dilemma. Officials deny authorizing the attacks,
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  Speaker 1: but the presence of powerful militias aligned with Iran complicates
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  Speaker 1: Baghdad's ability to assert control. The strikes risk dragging Iraq
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  Speaker 1: deeper into regional conflict, undermining its fragile stability, and straining
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  Speaker 1: relations with Gulf neighbors. Ultimately, the Huthi's use of Iraqi
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  Speaker 1: territory signals a new phase in the regional confrontation. It
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  Speaker 1: expands the battlefield threatens global energy flows and underscores the
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  Speaker 1: growing coordination among Iran's allies for the Middle East. It
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  Speaker 1: is a reminder that conflicts are no longer confined to
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  Speaker 1: national borders. They are interconnected, transnational, and increasingly difficult to contain.