US Halts Strikes on Iran as Yemen's Houthis Target Saudi Oil Installations

The US has temporarily halted its airstrikes on Iran after 13 consecutive nights of escalating strikes in retaliation for Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Axios, President Donald Trump directed the military not to conduct new strikes against Iran, although he has shown that 'what will happen if they fail to come to the table in a serious way.'

The decision came as Yemen's Houthi militants fired on Saudi oil installations in two ports on the Red Sea coast on Saturday.

A US-made Patriot battery operated by the Greek military under an agreement with Riyadh intercepted two ballistic missiles aimed at oil installations in Yanbu, but it is unclear if there was any damage to fuel and oil storage sites at Jizan.