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Saudi warns Iran-backed attacks after Houthi shelling, plans pact

8/7/2026

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Saudi Arabia warned that Iraqi militias and Yemen’s Houthis, coordinated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, plan attacks on energy sites, ports and airports.
Houthi shelling on Thursday injured 11 civilians in southern Saudi Arabia, including a woman and a 4-year-old child with second-degree burns.
Regional sources expect that Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will meet in Mecca on Friday and announce a joint defense agreement.

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Saudi Arabia warned that Iraqi militias and Yemen’s Houthis, coordinated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, plan attacks on energy sites, ports and airports.
Houthi shelling on Thursday injured 11 civilians in southern Saudi Arabia, including a woman and a 4-year-old child with second-degree burns.
Regional sources expect that Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will meet in Mecca on Friday and announce a joint defense agreement.