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GOP midterm prospects take dire turn after new ‘disaster’ unfolds in Trump’s war: analysts
Large plume of black smoke rises from the fuel storage area at King Khalid International Airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 19, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer
The Chokepoint Is Real. The Election Panic Is the Misdirection.
What Happened
The Houthis claim they attacked Riyadh and Saudi energy sites while expanding control over the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and threatening Saudi oil shipments. The immediate political coverage, however, converts a struggle over energy infrastructure and a critical shipping route into speculation about Republican prospects six weeks…
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