Pakistan delivers a warning to Iran to rein in its Yemeni Houthi allies amid stepped-up attacks on Saudi Arabia. The warning is described by Saudi, Pakistani and Iranian sources as an effort to prevent the crisis from escalating further.
The Houthis carry out attacks on Saudi territory, including strikes on the Khamis Mushait airbase and on oil infrastructure in nearby cities. The attacks injure 73 people, according to accounts cited by Reuters and repeated by the Japan Times. Sources describe Tuesday’s strikes as among the largest incidents on Saudi Arabia since a wider regional conflict linked to Iran began escalating earlier in the year.
Saudi Arabia responds with retaliatory strikes, with Reuters characterizing the broader context as Riyadh striking back. Across the outlets, the focus is on Pakistan’s role in conveying the message and on the scale and targets of the Houthi attacks in Saudi areas tied to military operations and oil infrastructure.
