- Pakistan says this week's Houthi missile strike on Saudi Arabia is "an attack on Pakistan" and has called it a red line, reflecting rising frustration with Iran-aligned Houthis.
- That frustration risks jeopardizing Islamabad's role as a mediator between the United States and Iran, a role Pakistan helped initiate.
- With thousands of Pakistani troops and a fighter squadron in Saudi Arabia, Islamabad fears a wider Saudi–Houthi escalation could draw it into combat and disrupt crucial Red Sea shipping.
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