The United States has declined Saudi Arabia’s request for direct strikes against the Houthis, while offering intelligence support as the group advances along Yemen’s Red Sea coast.
The United States has struck five Iranian oil tankers in the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran, after Iran launched ballistic missiles at a US Navy warship. The attacks have raised fresh concerns over oil supplies and shipping security in the Strait of Hormuz.
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President Paul Kagame has arrived in Salalah, Oman, where he was welcomed by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, marking the start of his two-day official visit to the country.
Iran says it will introduce a new restricted maritime zone in the Gulf in the coming days, as tensions with the United States continue to disrupt shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll has found that only a small proportion of Americans believe the war with Iran was justified.
US President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait,” claiming that the strategically important waterway is now under American control.
The United States launched fresh strikes against Iran on Tuesday after Washington accused Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of attempting to attack commercial vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. officials have said American forces carried out a strike on Iranian weapons located on Larak Island in attacks conducted on Sunday. The operation was the first known U.S. strike against Iran since early July.
