In a satellite image from Vantor, damage from a previous attack on the Saudi Arabia East-West pipeline, Sept. 13, 2026. Fierce ground fighting on Sunday was the latest sign of how the war between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis that resumed in July is escalating. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor Technologies via The New York Times) By VIVIAN NEREIM The Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen was engaged in fierce battles against fighters backed by Saudi Arabia on Sunday, as the group steps up its…
