Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia
The rebels said they hit Saudi targets overnight as their advance along Yemen’s Red Sea coast displaced more than 85,000 people this month, officials said.
- On Sunday, the British navy-affiliated agency UKMTO reported that a projectile struck a vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with crew status and damage extent remaining unknown as of early Sunday.
- Saudi Arabia temporarily closed its 1,200-km East-West pipeline Saturday following a drone attack originating from Iraq, disrupting a route moving 4 million to 5 million barrels daily representing 4% to 5% of global oil supply.
- A projectile fired by the Iran-aligned Houthis injured two people in Jazan on Saturday and damaged buildings including a mosque, while U.S. diesel prices surged past a record $6 a gallon and Brent crude rose above $100 a barrel.
- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, phoned President Donald Trump on Thursday requesting U.S. military help fighting the Houthis; Washington said it would provide intelligence but not direct intervention.
- Iran's Foreign Ministry announced it will attend talks in Oman on Monday with Gulf Arab states to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, though Iranian officials said the meeting was unlikely to yield a signed agreement given Iran's demand for control.
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Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have claimed new attacks on Saudi Arabia. The rebels in recent days captured a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Iran-threatened Strait of Hormuz.
By Laura Sharman and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN A ship was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Ormuz late on Saturday, according to the organization that oversees maritime traffic in the region. “The condition of the crew, the assessment of damage and the environmental impact is unknown for the time being,”
An Iranian merchant ship was hit early this morning near Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz, killing one person and injuring three others, Iranian state media reported.
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