Rubio Invokes US-Saudi Defense Pact as Houthi Campaign Escalates
🛡️ COMMITMENTS — Rubio named the defense treaty while bombs are still falling. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Saudi Arabia escalated airstrikes while Rubio publicly names the defense pact — converting treaty language into a live tripwire. Houthis must now calculate US entry costs, not just Riyadh's. For Tehran, whose logistics still feed Houthi stocks, this raises what a Houthi strike triggers. Watch whether Riyadh formally requests activation.
