Houthis attack Saudi Arabia as US weighs Mideast pullback

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Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a major attack on southwestern Saudi Arabia early Tuesday, targeting oil and other infrastructure in an escalation that risks widening the region’s conflicts and adding further pressure to crude prices. The attacks mark a dramatic escalation in the Saudi-Houthi conflict, which flared up again in July, shortly after the US-Iran ceasefire unraveled, with Houthi missile attacks on Saudi oil facilities and tankers in an expansion of the Middle East war. Meanwhile, in offices across the US military and intelligence community, there have been recent quiet discussions about cutting the number of people and facilities typically stationed in the Middle East if the Trump administration succeeds in ending the Iran conflict, six sources say. 0:00 Houthis strike multiple Saudi targets, wounding 70+ people 0:38 CNN's Nic Robertson analyzes the Houthi attack 2:43 Sources: US officials mulling smaller Middle East presence after war ends 5:52 Is it wise fo

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