Julia Frankel

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's government was racing Saturday to contain the fallout after local Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking and shuttering a key Saudi pipeline.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's government was racing Saturday to contain the fallout after local Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking and shuttering a key Saudi pipeline.

Iraq’s government was racing Saturday to contain the fallout after local Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking and shuttering a key Saudi pipeline.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's government raced Saturday to contain the fallout after Iran -backed militias were accused of attacking a key Saudi oil

of 12 BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's government raced Saturday to contain the fallout after Iran -backed militias w

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's government raced Saturday to contain the fallout after Iran -backed militias were accused of attacking a key Saudi oil pipeline , shutting down the top global oil producer's alternative to the Iranian-threatened Strait of Hormuz

Houthi rebels backed by Iran have made a swift advance along Yemen's Red Sea coast, causing thousands to flee. The Associated Press on Saturday spoke with some of those on the run. Some residents of Aden, under Yemen's internationally recognized government, are opening their homes to the displaced. The United Nations warns the escalating fighting could lead to a humanitarian catastrophe and return to civil war. The rebels' advance also threatens a key global shipping route as they now perch at the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Meanwhile, Iraq says the attack that closed a Saudi oil pipeline originated from its territory.

It was a heart-pounding escape. As Houthi rebels backed by Iran swept south along Yemen's Red Sea coast this week, some residents had little time to flee.

It was a heart-pounding escape. As Houthi rebels backed by Iran swept south along Yemen's Red Sea coast this week, some residents had little time to flee.