- Iran-backed militias are accused of a drone strike that shut down Saudi Arabia's east-west oil pipeline, a key alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.
- April Longley, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute, warns the attack reflects a broader Iranian and Houthi strategy to control
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