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Houthis claim strikes on two Saudi tankers as US attacks on Iran widen
Attacks by Iranian-aligned Houthis in Red Sea follow Trump threats to destroy more Iranian infrastructure Yemen’s Houthi militia attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers, the Iranian-aligned group said on Thursday, with a Saudi news agency later confirming one of the vessels was ablaze in the Red Sea. The threat of new front opening up in the US-Iran war came as the US military launched its 12th successive night of strikes, which have now widened to western and central Iran. Continue reading...
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Attacks by Iranian-aligned Houthis in Red Sea follow Trump threats to destroy more Iranian infrastructure Yemen’s Houthi militia attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers, the Iranian-aligned group said on Thursday, with a Saudi news agency later confirming one of the vessels was ablaze in the Red Sea. The threat of new front opening up in the US-Iran war came as the US military launched its 12th successive night of strikes, which have now widened to western and central Iran. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s linked report, Houthis claim strikes on two Saudi tankers as US attacks on Iran widen, Attacks by Iranian-aligned Houthis in Red Sea follow Trump threats to destroy more Iranian infrastructure Yemen’s Houthi militia attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers, the Iranian-aligned group said on Thursday, with a Saudi news agency later confirming one of the vessels was ablaze in the Red Sea. The threat of new front opening up in the US-Iran war came as the US military launched its 12th successive night of strikes, which have now widened to western and central Iran. Continue reading…
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