--- title: Another War is Starting in the Middle East description: "Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code WARFRONTS at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/WARFRONTS Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco This video is #sponsored by Incogni. Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Sources https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-22086231 https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/a-truce-in-yemen-unravels-threatening-to-widen-mideast-war-d0b2b678 https://www.timesofisrael.com/yemens-iran-backed-houthis-announce-maritime-blockade-of-saudi-arabia/ https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-update-special-report-july-28-2026 https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/saudi-arabia-intercepts-houthi-missiles-targeting-oil-refineries https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/07/26/saudi-arabia-shifts-to-suez-as-houthis-drive-bab-al-mandeb-oil-exports-to-near-zero/ https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabias-vast-oil-supplies-now-increasingly-depend-on-a-single-exit-d8033082?mod=wsjfurtherreadingpos1 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/22/can-the-suez-save-asian-oil-consumers-after-houthis-shut-bab-al-mandeb https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/middleeast/saudi-jeddah-aramco-attack-intl/index.html https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-07-23/exclusive-iran-flew-irgc-commanders-missile-gear-to-yemens-houthis-sources-say https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-considering-fees-ships-sailing-through-red-sea-sources-say-2026-07-29/ https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/07/saudi-arabia-announce-red-sea-coalition-counter-houthi-threats https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5301398-houthi-ties-iraqi-factions-deepen-operational-alliance https://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-us-navy-is-officially-stretched-beyond-its-limits https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/13/yemen-houthis-airport-saudi-strikes/3eb0c79c-7eae-11f1-8a16-393bd03340b0story.html" url: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-dqiqsyr0hvq.md canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-dqiqsyr0hvq/ datePublished: 2026-07-31T17:50:34.000Z dateModified: 2026-07-31T17:50:34.000Z author: - name: Fronts Staff url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/ publisher: Fronts type: NewsArticle language: en access: members isAccessibleForFree: false tokens: 751 --- Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code WARFRONTS at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/WARFRONTS Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly. Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. Subscribe: https://fronts.co/warfronts-weekly Get full conflict briefings, and members-only analysis at fronts.co https://fronts.co Join the community and discuss current flashpoints in real time: https://www.reddit.com/r/frontsco This video is #sponsored by Incogni. Love the content? Explore Simon's other YouTube channels: Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@celestium1234 HomeFronts: https://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ Sources https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-22086231 https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/a-truce-in-yemen-unravels-threatening-to-widen-mideast-war-d0b2b678 https://www.timesofisrael.com/yemens-iran-backed-houthis-announce-maritime-blockade-of-saudi-arabia/ https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-update-special-report-july-28-2026 https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/saudi-arabia-intercepts-houthi-missiles-targeting-oil-refineries https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/07/26/saudi-arabia-shifts-to-suez-as-houthis-drive-bab-al-mandeb-oil-exports-to-near-zero/ https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabias-vast-oil-supplies-now-increasingly-depend-on-a-single-exit-d8033082?mod=wsjfurtherreadingpos1 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/22/can-the-suez-save-asian-oil-consumers-after-houthis-shut-bab-al-mandeb https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/middleeast/saudi-jeddah-aramco-attack-intl/index.html https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-07-23/exclusive-iran-flew-irgc-commanders-missile-gear-to-yemens-houthis-sources-say https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-considering-fees-ships-sailing-through-red-sea-sources-say-2026-07-29/ https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/07/saudi-arabia-announce-red-sea-coalition-counter-houthi-threats https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5301398-houthi-ties-iraqi-factions-deepen-operational-alliance https://nationalinterest.org/feature/the-us-navy-is-officially-stretched-beyond-its-limits https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/13/yemen-houthis-airport-saudi-strikes/3eb0c79c-7eae-11f1-8a16-393bd03340b0story.html --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. 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