SANA’A, September 14. /Dunyo IA/.   A meeting between Iran and Gulf states scheduled for today in Oman to discuss the resumption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed amid a new escalation, reports Dunyo IA correspondent, citing with “Reuters”.

Yemen’s Houthis said they had launched an attack with dozens of missiles and drones on a military airbase in Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia. They said the attack was in retaliation for hundreds of Saudi airstrikes on Yemen in recent days.

Saudi authorities issued brief emergency alerts in Khamis Mushait and three other southern cities. Earlier, the Houthis seized Perim Island at the entrance to the Red Sea.

Against this backdrop, disruptions to oil supplies continue. In a separate attack that Riyadh blamed on Iran-backed fighters in Iraq, Saudi Arabia’s key East-West oil pipeline was damaged. The pipeline carries a significant share of the country’s exports, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.

Experts estimate that a prolonged shutdown of the pipeline could reduce global oil supply by around 4 percent. Oil prices rose by more than 3 percent amid the new attacks.

The talks in Oman were intended to seek a solution to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which remains largely closed. The Omani side attributed the postponement of the meeting to the need to reach consensus, while Iran said that Saudi Arabia had secured the postponement.

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