How the fighting between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia is affecting gas prices

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What happened

NPR's A Martinez speaks with oil markets expert Ellen R.

Wald of the Atlantic Council about how the escalation in fighting between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia is affecting global oil and gas prices.

Key facts

  • Reported by NPR and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:44:42 UTC.

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  1. Trump hopes Iran war nearing end as Houthi-Saudi fighting escalates

  2. How the fighting between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia is affecting gas prices

  3. From Yanbu to Sohar: Tracking Saudi Arabia’s alternative oil routes

  4. ‘They called us’: Has Trump abandoned Bab al-Mandeb to the Houthis?

  5. Gas prices are about to take a big jump, analysts say, with the worst still to come

  6. Oil extends losses as Saudi Arabia reportedly offers ship-to-ship crude transfers after pipeline hit

  7. Trump says U.S. ‘hopefully’ nearing end of Iran war as Saudi Arabia, Houthis trade strikes

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