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Iran-Backed Houthis Hit Four Saudi Cities, War Expands

Saudi authorities said 73 people were wounded as drones and missiles hit oil facilities and a military base in a broad Houthi operation.

  • On Tuesday, Iranian-backed Houthis launched drone and missile strikes on four Saudi cities, wounding 73 people and setting oil installations ablaze in a major escalation of the six-month-old Middle East war.
  • Acting as part of Iran's 'Axis of Resistance,' which includes Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iraqi Shi militias, the Houthis expanded their regional campaign against US allies. The conflict has intensified after a month of August calm, resuming direct Iran-US exchanges.
  • Militants targeted a Saudi airbase in Khamis Mushait and state oil assets in Abha, Najran, and Jazan. NASA satellite imagery confirmed thick black smoke clouds rising from the Jazan refinery and a distribution center in Abha.
  • Central Command destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in response. Iran reportedly retaliated with missile strikes on a United States base in Jordan, escalating the cycle of exchanges.
  • State Marco Rubio warned that Iran will continue losing tankers for every attempt to hit United States naval ships, as the conflict remains a test of wills involving competing economic blockades. Global oil prices approached $100 per barrel.
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The war in the Middle East has entered a critical phase, threatening global energy markets with total collapse. As of 04:30 Bulgarian time on September 9, the situation in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman escalated sharply. The US air force launched massive strikes on Iranian oil tankers, while the Tehran-backed Yemeni Houthis launched their largest attack on four cities in Saudi Arabia. The global Brent crude oil index is rapidly moving to…

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Iran is responding to the U.S. blockade by escalating the conflict, launching successive attacks on U.S. naval vessels. Iran's ally, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, are also attacking four cities in Saudi Arabia, and the situation near the Red Sea is spiraling into an all-out war. On the 7th, Iran [implemented] blockade and isolation operations against itself near the Strait of Hormuz

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Iran-backed Houthis hit four Saudi cities, war expands

The Houthis say they have launched attack on four Saudi cities, while the US may have resumed strikes in the Red Sea, as the war seems to expand, not contract.

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Jornal do Comércio broke the news on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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