Saudi coalition forces struck Houthi military targets in Yemen after the Iran-backed group attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, escalating the conflict.
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Saudi Arabia's coalition forces struck Houthi military targets in Yemen on Saturday, the Saudi-led coalition said, after the Iran-backed group claimed responsibility for attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea earlier in the week.
Major General Turki Al-Malki, the coalition's spokesperson, said the strikes focused on "legitimate military targets that the terrorist Houthi militia uses to threaten commercial vessels in the Red Sea."
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would hold Iran responsible for any further Houthi attacks. "If they do this again, the U.S. will hold Iran responsible, in that the Houthis are a Surrogate and/or Proxy of Iran, and major military punishment will be inflicted upon Iran and, of course, the Houthis, themselves," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
The Houthis declared a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia on Monday, threatening to block the kingdom's oil exports through the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Greek security sources told Reuters that air defense systems in Saudi Arabia intercepted two ballistic missiles from Yemen on Saturday targeting oil refineries in Yanbu. The systems were operated by Greek military personnel, the sources said. Saudi Civil Defence issued warnings for Yanbu but later said the danger had passed. No official reports of damage emerged.
The strikes coincided with the 13th consecutive night of U.S. air attacks on Iran. U.S. Central Command said American forces disabled the M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman after the ship attempted to run the blockade of Iran's ports at least four times, according to Capt. Tim Hawkins.
Trump told Axios on Thursday he would soon decide whether to launch a "massive attack" on Iran, bigger than anything seen in the war so far. He said Iran has not "received enough pain yet."
Separately, Reuters reported that Pakistan is exploring ways to restart stalled peace talks between the U.S. and Iran, citing three Pakistani sources.
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