NewzIran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday that Saudi-backed forces had launched dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces, after rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia ignited fires at several oil facilities and wounded dozens of people.Separately, Iranian state media said that Iranian forces struck several tankers and two U.S. strikes on Iranian ships on Tuesday. Central Command said claims that American warships had been struck were false.Here’s a look at the latest news in the Middle East.
Full coverage can be found here.State media says Iranian forces struck several shipsAccording to Iranian state media, the country's forces had struck eight oil tankers and two U.S. strikes on five Iranian tankers on Tuesday, and that it had also targeted another 10 ships attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.In a social media post, the U.S. Central Command said the claim that Iran's Revolutionary Guard had struck two U.S.
Navy warships was false and that all “attempted attacks failed.”The government of Iraq said that a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker was struck early Wednesday by an unidentified source off its coast in the northern Persian Gulf. Iraq’s Transport Ministry said that there were no casualties and no oil leaks into the water.The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center, which reports maritime incidents, said that there were strikes “involving several merchant vessels” in the northern Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. Reports indicated that the ships “were subject to disabling fire” from military forces, but the UKMTO couldn't confirm whether there were casualties.The U.S.
Central Command said in a social media post on Tuesday that it destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers after Tehran fired missiles at a U.S. warship twice over two days.The ongoing conflict pushed the price of a barrel of Brent crude oil past $100 on Wednesday.Houthis say Saudi-backed forces strike Yemen’s provincesHouthi spokesman Nasruddin Amer said on X on Wednesday that Saudi-backed forces had launched 32 airstrikes overnight across Yemen’s provinces of Taiz, Hodeida, Jawf and Marib. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.Saudi authorities didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.The strikes come a day after Houthi attacks on several oil facilities and util…
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday that Saudi-backed forces had launched dozens of airstrikes overnight across four Yemeni provinces, after rebel attacks on Saudi Arabia ignited fires at several oil facilities and wounded dozens of people.Separately, Iranian state media said Iranian forces struck several tankers and two U.S. Full coverage can be found here.A state media outlet claims Iranian forces struck several shipsAccording to Iranian state media, the country's forces had struck eight oil tankers and two U.S. Reports indicated the ships “were subject to disabling fire" from military forces, but the UKMTO could not confirm whether there were casualties.The U.S.
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