Houthi strike traffic toward Saudi targets remains a live weekend risk factor even as Iran floats a Hormuz reopen plan, keeping Gulf air-defense and energy desks on alert.

Riyadh’s intercept record this week is part of the same escalation ladder Tehran’s proposal claims it can cool, CNBC and Reuters note.

Reuters, CNBC, Al Jazeera, and Fox note Houthi-Saudi / Red Sea risk remains live alongside the Hormuz diplomacy track.