Oil Wars and Bitter Rivalries: The Middle East's Fragile Balance The recent drone attack on Saudi Arabia's East West pipeline has sent shockwaves through the global energy market, but what lies beneath this latest escalation in the Iran US conflict?
Beneath the headlines of aerial assaults and disputed claims, a complex web of regional rivalries and historical legacies is driving the conflict.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have been pushing back against Saudi Arabia's influence in the region with crucial victories such as their capture of Perim island at the mouth of the Bab el Mandeb strait.