Amid the brewing tensions in West Asia, reports are emerging that Pakistan has delivered a warning from Saudi Arabia to Iran to rein in its Houthi allies in Yemen as they continue to attack the kingdom. Reuters reported the revalation, citing Pakistani, Saudi, and Iranian sources.

The warning reportedly came right after the Houthis struck an airbase in Khamis Mushait and oil infrastructure in nearby cities ‌on Tuesday, injuring 73 people. The incident is being seen as one of the biggest attacks on Saudi Arabia since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran in February. On Wednesday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said that the Saudi warplanes carried out 54 airstrikes across various Yemeni provinces over the past 12 hours, adding that they would "not go unanswered and unpunished".

The escalating conflict between the Saudis and the Houthis represents a second theatre of war that is currently threatening the global energy supplies. It comes as Iran and the United States wage their ?biggest declared wave of tit-for-tat attacks on shipping in the Gulf region since their war began.

The warning from Pakistan

The warning from Islamabad is significant since it is part of the defence pact recently signed between Saudi Arabia and Turkey. While officials in Islamabad stressed any military role would be confined to defending Saudi territory, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said attacks spilling into the ?kingdom could trigger a joint security arrangement involving Riyadh, Ankara and Islamabad.

"An aggression on one country will be considered an aggression on all three countries," Asif said on Pakistani TV, Reuters reported. "There is no ambiguity or ?doubt... Unprovoked aggression or spillover... into Saudi Arabia will definitely make this agreement operational," he added.

For years, Pakistan has managed to balance ties with Saudi Arabia and Iran. Hence, the latest warning underscores the seriousness of the Houthi attacks. The message to Tehran is clear: rein in the Houthis or risk turning a proxy conflict into a broader regional security crisis, the sources told Reuters.

Meanwhile, a senior regional diplomat said Pakistan had conveyed the message to Iran over the past 24 hours, urging Tehran to use its influence to halt Houthi attacks on Saudi ?Arabia. A senior official from Iran confirmed the news and noted that Tehran responded that "Iran does not control the Houthis," Reuters reported.