Saudi Arabia forced to shut down crucial Red Sea pipeline after attacks

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published September 12, 2026 at 8:19 AM EDT

The Iran-backed Houthi militia captured a strategic Red Sea port city this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks to April Longley Alley of the Washington Institute.

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