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# Houthi gains, Saudi pipeline attack pressure oil markets
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/wider-war-1789418895/
- Published: 2026-09-15T00:30:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T02:00:51.000Z
- Description: Houthi gains in Yemen, attack on Saudi pipeline compound pressure on oil markets
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_2aecf5d9-683e-4a74-acb0-6cb06f76d6c4, #extra

Yemen's Houthi rebels seized more islands in the strategically crucial Bab al-Mandab Strait and now control the west coast of the country. This comes as a crucial pipeline in Saudi Arabia will be out of commission for weeks. Ali Rogin discussed the latest with Michael Ratney, the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Biden administration.