The US-Iran war has reached crisis point for Saudi Arabia and its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as the Houthis started firing at the kingdom on a near-daily basis this month. Saudi Arabia downs Houthi drone near Mecca as Yemen conflict escalates Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The US-Iran war has reached crisis point for Saudi Arabia and its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as the Houthis started firing at the kingdom on a near-daily basis this month. The hostilities had already pushed Saudi oil production to the l...S1

• Saudi Arabia downs Houthi drone near Mecca as Yemen conflict escalatesS2