The U.S. opted not to intervene as Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized a major choke point for Saudi oil shipments on the Red Sea.

The Trump administration has approved the $24.3bn sale of advanced F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia, in a win for the kingdom as it is embroiled in a geopolitical crisis stemming from the US war in Iran.

The Trump administration approved the sale of dozens of F-35 warplanes to Saudi Arabia, valuing the proposed deal at $24.3bn. Muhammad bin Salman, the Saudi crown prince, asked Donald Trump for the advanced fighter jets last year.

A shuttle service that slips oil through the Strait of Hormuz now looks like the kingdom’s best fallback.

The rapid collapse of Saudi-backed forces has allowed the Iran-aligned Houthis to seize Mocha and threaten the Bab al-Mandeb, reviving a conflict Riyadh had hoped to leave behind.

Washington's efforts for resuming ceasefire talks appear to have stalled, as Gulf states absorb escalating attacks from Iran and Iran-aligned Houthi militants.

Saudi Arabia faces the biggest threat to its oil production since 1932 as Houthis launch attacks near the Red Sea's Bab el-Mandeb Strait, an expert says.