Trump says Houthis trying to increase oil prices before US elections
- US president suggests that Yemen-based group are ‘purposefully trying to drive up oil prices’ before November vote.
- United States President Donald Trump has said that the Houthi rebel group in Yemen are stepping up attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia in a bid to increase energy prices in the run-up to the US midterm elections.
- Trump said on Tuesday that the Houthis were behaving “very badly” and repeated his threat that the US could step up military attacks across the Middle East after the November elections.
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- US president suggests that Yemen-based group are ‘purposefully trying to drive up oil prices’ before November vote.
- United States President Donald Trump has said that the Houthi rebel group in Yemen are stepping up attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia in a bid to increase energy prices in the run-up to the US midterm elections.
- Trump said on Tuesday that the Houthis were behaving “very badly” and repeated his threat that the US could step up military attacks across the Middle East after the November elections.
Sources: Al Jazeera