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Molavi: Saudis & Houthis Can Hit Hard; Not End War

Bloomberg15 October 2026, 06:17 UTCSaudi Arabia

Oil prices were low as concerns eased in the Middle East over supply disruptions. This is after the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia did not cause any interruptions that markets had feared. The IEA also raised its forecast for the war's impact on supply. Meanwhile the question looms of US military support to Saudi Arabia in their fight against the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen. Afshin Molavi, senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on the likelihood of US involvement. (Source: Bloomber

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