Saudi Arabia requests US assistance to fight the Houthis and "precautionarily" shuts down the East-West oil pipeline.

News summary

At least two phone calls took place with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday to request U.S. military assistance in fighting the Houthis, thereby confirming an earlier report by Axios. The two sources stated that Washington ultimately informed Riyadh it did not intend to take direct military action at this time, but would provide assistance by sharing intelligence and identifying targets.