Houthi officials threaten US interests over Saudi backing
Houthi officials say any US backing of Saudi Arabia will draw attacks on American interests across the region.
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Map: The Gulf and Hormuz, marking Strait of Hormuz
Houthi officials said they will attack all US interests in the region if the United States backs Saudi Arabia.
The statement comes as Washington and Tehran continue talks over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has tied reopening the strait to the lifting of a US naval blockade, and has hardened its conditions for reopening even as both sides describe continued contact.
The Houthi threat sharpens the risk of wider regional escalation at a moment when the United States is pursuing de-escalation with Iran while deepening security commitments with Arab allies. The statement cuts against that diplomatic track, pointing to an intensifying proxy conflict rather than a resolving one, a dynamic that keeps pressure on energy markets and complicates Washington's effort to contain tensions across the region.