How the Houthis are Helping Iran Turn Saudi Arabia Into a Pressure Point

DUBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are about more than Yemen.

By targeting infrastructure and disrupting investment events central to Saudi Arabia’s economic ambitions, they aim to pressure Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to both meet Houthi demands in Yemen and persuade US President Donald Trump to ease the US blockade choking Iran’s economy, according to Saudi, Iranian and regional sources.

The campaign reflects a calculation by Iran and the Houthis that Saudi Arabia’s prosperity, investment ambitions and exposure to disruption make it a vulnerable pressure point in a confrontation stretching from the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth