“They’re surrounded from the south and the north and the east,” the source said, citing the Houthis in Yemen and the Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militias in Iraq as major security concerns. Saudi Arabia is facing growing pressure from multiple directions as the Houthis in Yemen expand their capabilities and Iran threatens Key points and original sources are listed below.

• “They’re surrounded from the south and the north and the east,” the source said, citing the Houthis in Yemen and the Iran-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militias in Iraq as major security concerns.S1

• Saudi Arabia is facing growing pressure from multiple directions as the Houthis in Yemen expand their capabilities and Iran threatensS2