I don't completely agree that NYT has framed this as Saudis being attacked, but I did find this sentence strange:

> "The findings show that the Iranian-backed Houthis, once a ragtag group of rebels, have grown powerful enough to strike major targets in Saudi Arabia, possibly shifting the balance of their years-long war."

Shifting the balance in the war? Not even remotely true and is quite simply impossible while the Saudis have all the help from the US.