World leaders and diplomats were quick to condemn the missile and drone attack carried out by the Houthi-allied Yemeni armed forces ("the Houthis") in Abu Dhabi earlier this week which killed three expatriate workers and wounded six others, causing oil prices to rise to their highest level in seven years. This was the first time since 2018 that the Houthis have attacked the UAE directly, in what is seen as a significant escalation in the seven-year war against Yemen. The UAE has already stated that it has a "right to retaliate", and that the attack will "not go unpunished". Indeed, the US-backed, Saudi-led coalition, of which the UAE is a leading partner, was swift with reprisals, carrying out yet more […]
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