Houthis Declare Maritime Blockade on Saudi Arabia After Abha Airport Strike

Yemen's Houthi movement has declared a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia amid escalating hostilities between the two sides. The Houthis fired missiles at Abha airport in southern Saudi Arabia last Monday in a retaliatory move. The strike came after the Yemeni government said it had targeted Sanaa airport to prevent an Iranian flight carrying a Houthi delegation from landing. The tit-for-tat exchanges signal a sharp escalation in the long-running conflict between Houthi forces and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government.
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