The Houthis are no longer satisfied with missiles: the new threats to the holiest thing

The Houthis, after deadly attacks on oil facilities and an airport in Saudi Arabia, are targeting a new objective: the status of the Saudi royal family as the guardian of the holy sites. An expert warns that their ambitions may expand across the Arabian Peninsula. The Houthis also demand a share of Yemen's oil and gas revenues, salaries, compensation, and freedom of movement.

The Houthis, the Yemeni rebels, are expanding their targets after deadly attacks on oil facilities and Riyadh's airport. Now they are targeting a new objective: the status of the Saudi royal family as the guardian of the holy sites, Mecca. An expert quoted in the article warns that their ambitions may expand across the entire Arabian Peninsula. Behind the religious rhetoric, the Houthis also have practical demands: a share of Yemen's oil and gas revenues, payment of salaries to state employees in areas under their control, compensation for war damages, and free movement through seaports and airports under their control. The article does not identify the expert by name and does not provide a Saudi or American response.