🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡️ — Saudi Arabia appears to be preparing for a renewed war with the Houthis (Ansarallah) following weeks of attacks targeting Saudi ships, airports, and oil facilities, NYT reports.

Analysts warn that a new Saudi campaign could deepen the wider Middle East crisis and potentially open another front in the Iran war. Few believe Riyadh could completely defeat the Houthis; instead, the likely goal would be to weaken the group and pressure it into a Yemen peace settlement more favorable to Saudi Arabia and its Yemeni allies.

Saudi officials say the kingdom still prefers a peaceful solution but is prepared to take military action if the attacks continue.