Saudi Arabia shuts down key oil pipeline, blaming drones from Iraq
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced a maritime blockade in July against Saudi Arabia. The rebels said they acted in response to the kingdom's yearslong blockade of Houthi-held parts of Yemen. The Houthis have been at war with Yemen's government since 2014, when the rebels seized much of northern and central Yemen.
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