What to know as the fighting in Yemen escalates while US-Iran tensions remain high
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CAIRO -- Saudi Arabia and Yemen's government have launched a military campaign to drive Iran-backed Houthi rebels from the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a critical trade route for oil and other goods.
The Houthis have responded by escalating missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, claiming to have struck the international airport in the capital, Riyadh, an Aramco refinery and Saudi military bases.
They have also advanced around a city in western Yemen that has been a major battleground in the 12-year civil war.
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CAIRO -- Saudi Arabia and Yemen's government have launched a military campaign to drive Iran-backed Houthi rebels from the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a critical trade route for oil and other goods.
The Houthis have responded by escalating missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, claiming to have struck the international airport in the capital, Riyadh, an Aramco refinery and Saudi military bases.
They have also advanced around a city in western Yemen that has been a major battleground in the 12-year civil war.