Houthi maritime blockades and strikes on Saudi crude pipelines force Riyadh to weigh diplomatic restraint against direct intervention alongside US forces.
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Escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi energy hubs and Red Sea routes jeopardize the kingdom’s East-West pipeline bypass, endangering global oil supplies.
Riyadh buffers its economy against war through oil export redundancies, massive foreign assets, and record capital repatriation in early 2026.
Initial assumptions of a rapid Iranian collapse have failed, leaving the U.S. entangled in a high-stakes infrastructure war with systemic economic risks.