Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Installations as War Spreads Beyond Strait

The Iran war is spreading beyond the Strait of Hormuz as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast on Saturday. The attacks were confirmed by a senior official in President Donald Trump's administration, who stated that Trump 'has always been clear that his preference is diplomacy, but he has shown Iran what will happen if they fail to come to the table in a serious way.'

The US military said its naval blockade against Iran remains in full effect, but did not explain why it halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes. The attacks on Saudi oil installations could affect a second major shipping route and reignite Yemen's civil war.

In another development, Iran accused Ukraine of targeting an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, resulting in an explosion that killed one sailor and injured another.