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Monday, 13 July 2026

MIDDLE EAST ON THE BRINK OF TOTAL WAR

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The 4-year Yemen-Saudi ceasefire has gone up in smoke! Get ready, because the coming days are about to rewrite global #GeoPolitics.

​The Middle East's powder keg has been ignited once again. The #De_Escalation_Phase that had been in place between Yemen and Saudi Arabia since 2022 was completely shattered on July 13, 2026.

​While the runway at #Sanaa_Airport was rocked by explosions on one side, Saudi Arabia’s #AbhaAirport was targeted by ballistic missiles and drones on the other.

​Just when it seemed the Middle East's geopolitical temperature had cooled, a single spark flipped the entire board. The four-year Saudi-Houthi ceasefire is now history—and the trigger was Saudi Arabia’s strike on the Sanaa Airport runway!

  • The Trigger: Saudi-backed forces blew up the Sanaa Airport runway to block an Iranian plane carrying a Houthi delegation returning from the funeral of Iran's Supreme Leader, Khamenei. The allegation? "Arms smuggling."
  • The Retaliation: Infuriated, the Houthis viewed this as a direct declaration of war by Saudi Arabia and threw the peace agreement straight into the trash.
  • The Fallout: Within hours, the Houthis launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and drones directly at Saudi's Abha Airport and key military bases.

​The informal truce that had been holding since 2022—which had shielded Saudi Arabia from Houthi attacks—is now officially over. The Houthis have made it clear: Saudi Arabia should no longer consider itself safe.

​Whether this Saudi move was an act of self-defense or a disastrous strategic blunder is something even Saudi Arabia itself is struggling to figure out right now.

​If this war escalates further, who will pay the price for the impending devastation—from the Red Sea shipping lanes to global crude oil prices? Will it just be the Middle East, or the entire world?

​Because this is not just a war between two nations. This is the next, and most dangerous, chapter of the proxy war playing out between Iran and the US-Saudi bloc.

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