An Iran-backed militia attack on a crucial Saudi oil pipeline from Iraqi territory and Houthi rebel advances in Yemen are escalating regional tensions, with Iraq under pressure to control its militias.
Iraq’s government was racing Saturday to contain the fallout after local Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking and shuttering a key Saudi pipeline. Iraq's government confirmed the attacks had originated from its territory, pledged to investigate and dismissed a military commander. The country is under mounting pressure to prevent local militias from aiding other Iran proxy groups across the region. It's especially acute as the Iran-backed Houthi rebels make an advance across Yemen’s west coast in a major setback to the Saudi-backed coalition that risks escalating the war in the region. Here’s the latest:
