RiyadhSaudi Arabia plans a Yemen offensive, six people briefed on it say.

Houthi control of Bab el-Mandeb threatens the Red Sea route that replaced closed Hormuz.

Yemeni forces overseen by Riyadh would lead on the ground, backed by Saudi air strikes, with over 100,000 troops possible.

A Pakistani official says its 30,000-40,000 troops in Saudi Arabia have no order to fight in Yemen.

Timing ranges from within a week to after the early November US midterms.

How each outlet framed it
Reuters
details planned Saudi-led offensive with Yemeni ground forces and Saudi airstrikes, options include coastal push for Red Sea security or multi-front assault

Sources: Reuters