Update: Gulf states postpone strait of Hormuz talks with Iran as Yemen conflict intensifies

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Impasse comes against the backdrop of growing Saudi anger with Tehran over Houthi advances and strikes on airbase and pipeline Oil prices rise following drone attacks shut down Saudi Arabia’s east-west pipeline Gulf states have postponed a critical meeting with Iran on the future of the strait of Hormuz owing to a lack of Arab consensus and growing Saudi Arabian anger with Tehran for helping the Houthis loosen Riyadh’s grip in Yemen. The report also notes that The stalemate over the vital waterway came as Houthi rebels introduced a fresh barrage of missile and drone attacks on Saudi military targets. A Houthi military spokesperson claimed its forces had attacked the King Khalid airbase in Khamis Mushait, hitting fighter-jet hangars, radar systems, runways and landing strips, ammunition depots and additional targets.

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