US President Donald Trump has accused Yemen’s Houthi rebels of deliberately trying to drive up oil prices ahead of the midterm elections, warning that he will “never forget” their attacks on Saudi Arabia, amid a widening regional conflict fueled by the US war with Iran, Reuters reports.

“The Houthis are behaving very badly,” Trump writes in a Truth Social post, accusing the group of resuming attacks at Iran’s behest after a period of relative quiet following US strikes in Yemen last year.

“They’ve emerged again, probably at the behest of Iran … in a very nasty way, hitting Saudi Arabia and purposefully trying to drive up oil prices, probably prior to the US elections — not nice,” he adds.

Trump also makes clear that his warning will extend beyond the Nov 3 midterm elections, saying, “I’ll be there after the elections, and I will never forget!”