Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in Yemen spilled out into the open this week, with Riyadh announcing it had carried out an air strike on the Yemeni port of Mukalla, targeting what it said were shipments of weapons and combat vehicles supplied by the UAE for Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces.

Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla, targeting UAE-backed separatists. The Southern Transitional Council seized Hadramout and Mahra, fueled by regional power dynamics and sectarian grievances.