Recent attacks by Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden may constitute war crimes, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is seeking backing as the kingdom faces increased attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

The recent flare-up in the Yemen conflict has seen tens of thousands of people displaced in Taiz governorate.

The expanding reach of Yemen’s Houthi militants along the Red Sea raises concerns over security at Camp Lemonnier, a key U.S. military hub in Africa.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation, headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday condemned the “heinous attacks” carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthis against the “city of Makkah and the Madinah region.”

Washington appears loath to step into another front as new oil disruptions send prices soaring.

Yemen’s Houthis claimed attacks on an Aramco facility in Yanbu and the Khamis Mushait air base in response to Saudi airstrikes in Yemen. The claims come after a reported drone interception near Mecca,

Directly or indirectly, Tehran now has a chokehold on around 12% of global trade that passes through that waterway. It is also maintaining its pressure on the&n