{"id":"cc35ac9b-a440-41b7-9336-46b792c7cbaf","url":"https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3369933/saudi-iran-war-risk-grows-riyadh-resumes-yemen-bombing","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Saudi-Iran war risk grows as Riyadh resumes Yemen bombing","plainHeadline":"Saudi resumes major air strikes on Yemen, raising war risk","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Saudi Arabia resumed large air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen this week.","Over 100 Saudi warplanes targeted rebel positions, aiding Yemeni government gains.","Houthis may retaliate with intensified drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia.","Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and regional allies are expected to support the Houthis.","International actors, including Pakistan, Turkey, UK, France, and the US, are involved."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity","Energy"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T11:30:06.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T12:29:44.099Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/956b8791-288d-492c-a964-b98dcc20a121","storyId":"956b8791-288d-492c-a964-b98dcc20a121","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/10/06/a976c6a8-9fbf-44f9-a02b-31a2d9d6e0f4_e4db290b.jpg?itok=ZS4Abvac&v=1791283594","author":"Tom Hussain","dek":"Iran and Saudi Arabia are edging dangerously closer to direct conflict, analysts warn, after Riyadh resumed major air strikes on Yemen’s Tehran-allied Houthi rebels this week, ending a four-year lull."}