Egypt and world politics brief
Middle East tensions persist: Iran targets US facility in Bahrain as UN Security Council condemns Houthi attacks
An RE brief based on a story published by Euronews Arabic on 13 November 2026.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain in response to an attack on a communications tower in Sirik, Iran. In Yemen, the UN Security Council unanimously renewed sanctions on the Houthis and condemned their attacks on Saudi Arabia, as violence continued in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and southern Lebanon.
Key numbers
- 18 military operations
- Operations the Houthis said they carried out in 24 hours
- 34 basis points
- Rise in two-year Treasury yields over two sessions
- $95.41 per barrel
- Brent crude price
- $88.52 per barrel
- US West Texas Intermediate price