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Military briefing: Houthis expose limits of Saudi Arabia’s vast arsenal

Financial Times14 October 2026, 04:00 UTCSaudi Arabia

The kingdom is one of the world’s top arms buyers but has struggled to keep pace with the Iranian-backed rebels’ tactics

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