Saudi Arabia on Tuesday threatened to hit back after a wave of missiles from Yemen's Houthis set oil facilities ablaze and wounded dozens, the Iran-backed rebels' heaviest attack in years. It comes after a four-year truce collapsed in July, months into the Middle East war between the United States and Iran. France 24's Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi provides analysis.
A satellite image shows smoke rising from the Saudi Aramco oil depot, after what the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said were attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, on Tuesday in Abha Bulk, Saudi Arabia.
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Houthi supporters demonstrate in solidarity with Iran, amid a two-week ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, April 10 in Sanaa, Yemen.
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Trucks explode as they burn, during what the Houthis say was an attack targeting trucks coming from Saudi territory, at Al-Wadiah border crossing near Al-Wadiah, on Monday on the Saudi-Yemen border.
A satellite image shows smoke rising from the Saudi Aramco oil depot, after what the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said were attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, on Tuesday in Abha Bulk, Saudi Arabia.
Trucks explode as they burn, during what the Houthis say was an attack targeting trucks coming from Saudi territory, at Al-Wadiah border crossing near Al-Wadiah, on Monday on the Saudi-Yemen border.
