{
  "id": 14818112,
  "title": "Saudi diplomat says Iran is encouraging Houthi escalation of attacks on the kingdom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/saudi-diplomat-says-iran-is-encouraging-houthi-escalation-of-attacks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T23:16:23.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/saudi-diplomat-says-iran-is-encouraging-houthi-escalation-of-attacks-on-the-kingdom"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The escalation between the Saudis and the rebels in neighboring Yemen has exposed the kingdom's challenges in intercepting the attacks in the latest front in the Iran war, while further rattling global markets.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Pretoria raises alarm as Red Sea attacks threaten Saudi Arabia, holy sites and global trade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/pretoria-raises-alarm-as-red-sea-attacks-threaten-saudi-arabia-holy",
        "published": "2026-10-16T02:02:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}