Learn Chinese with ChinesePod News (May 15, 2019)br br A drone strike allegedly coordinated by Iranian-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen hit a Saudi oil pipeline on Tuesday. The drone attack occurred less than two days after the sabotage of two Saudi oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. Tensions in the region are rising as the U.S. reimpose economic sanctions against Iran, Saudi Arabia’s regional rival.br br Improve your Chinese with ChinesePod Today! Join our daily newscast on current events to practice and develop your Chinese language skills. Subscribe now to get the full benefit of our lessons!br br Connect with our host, Alice, on Facebook at br NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at br This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary: br br 设施 facilitiesbr 收紧 to tightenbr 制裁 sanctionsbr 供给 to supplybr br Editor's Note: Yemen can be also translated to 葉門br br Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!br ===================================br Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.