Gulf Feud Upends Oil and Regional Politics
A fighter with forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government holds a position against Huthi rebels in Yemen's northeastern province of Marib on April 6.
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In a region where rulers refer to each other as “brothers,” it’s perhaps not surprising that disagreements can tip into acrimonious disputes.
But when the standoff rattles world oil markets, like the one now between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia at OPEC+, it takes on a whole new dimension.