Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 02/10/2026Then there is the broader escalation. The Saudi-led coalition says a Houthi drone damaged a power-distribution station in Medina supplying the Prophet’s Mosque. The Houthis deny responsibility. The wider grid was not disrupted. 150
Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 02/10/2026Even a disputed event tells us something about the direction of travel. Saudi-Houthi conflict is intensifying just as Saudi export infrastructure and Red Sea access have become central to keeping oil moving around Hormuz. Yemen’s civil war and merchant shipping are no longer separate issues. 151
Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 02/10/2026The USA is responding to this wider picture, not simply one tanker incident. Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal as inadequate and has left open renewed bombing after the election. The Theodore Roosevelt carrier group and Makin Island amphibious group are moving toward the region. 171
