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Houthis target Riyadh as Saudi conflict puts oil routes under new pressure
Saudi Arabia confirmed that its air defenses intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile heading toward Riyadh on September 19. The Houthis claimed attacks on “sensitive” targets in the capital and oil infrastructure in Yanbu, but the claimed scale of damage has not been independently confirmed. The conflict is also putting pressure on two key oil-export corridors: the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea route through Bab el-Mandeb.