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Saudi Arabia forced to shut down crucial Red Sea pipeline after attacks

NPR | By Scott Simon
Published September 12, 2026 at 7:19 AM CDT

The Iran-backed Houthi militia captured a strategic Red Sea port city this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks to April Longley Alley of the Washington Institute.

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