Why Saudi Arabia has few options in its conflict with the Huthis
“It would be hard then to limit the conflict as purely a Yemeni situation rather than one chapter of the broader US-Iran war, in which Saudi Arabia would now enter as a combatant on the side of the US,” Bianco said.
Saudi Arabia has been making greater use of the East-West pipeline since the Iran war effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, rerouting some 5 million barrels of oil per day that would have been destined for awaiting oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.
The Iran-backed Huthis’ swift advance in Yemen and attacks on Saudi Arabia have left the Gulf Arab kingdom with few options to respond, all of which carry heavy costs.
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