Saudi Arabia is forming a military coalition to protect shipping as attacks by a Yemeni militia in the Red Sea imperil a crucial route for Saudi oil exports and further threaten the global economy, according to Saudi Arabia’s defense ministry. Since then, Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, has rerouted much of its oil through an overland pipeline to the Red Sea. In retaliation for American attacks, Iran has launched thousands of missiles and drones at Persian Gulf states that host U.S. military installations, including Saudi Arabia. But on Wednesday, Saudi Arabia carried out joint airstrikes with the United States in Iraq, accusing Iran-backed militias there of attacking Saudi oil facilities. The post Saudi Arabia Pushing for New Military Coalition to Deter Red Sea Attacks appeared first on New York Times.