CNN said Friday the Saudis were bracing for a possible major Houthi attack as the Iran war widened. [1] Saturday does not pause that brace. [1]

The paper's Friday major recorded that Houthis escalated while Saudis braced. Saturday adds hours, not a ceasefire.

AP still files Yemen as a land-and-sea file. [2] A reader who only watches Muscat will miss Marib.

-- YOSEF STERN, Jerusalem