Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a drone attack on Saudi Aramco's oil refinery facility in Jazan, southwestern Saudi Arabia, on Sunday morning. The attack caused a fire that was subsequently extinguished with no reported injuries.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi forces launched deadly missile and drone strikes on the city of Marib, killing at least 30 government soldiers and civilians, prompting UN warnings that Yemen is at its greatest risk of renewed major conflict since the 2022 ceasefire. The escalation comes as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey signed a NATO-style mutual defense pact in response to regional threats.
An Indian-flagged cargo vessel, MSV Faize Noore Oliya, capsized and sank after being struck by a projectile in the Red Sea near Yemeni waters. All 14 crew members, including 13 Indian nationals, were safely rescued following the attack.
Saudi Arabia is working to form an international coalition to safeguard shipping in the Red Sea as Houthi strikes on energy tankers intensify, driving oil prices higher and threatening critical maritime trade routes.
Yemen's Houthi group is weighing the implementation of fees on commercial vessels transiting the southern Red Sea, according to regional sources, coming one week after the group declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia conducted airstrikes on the strategic Yemeni port city of Hodeida, prompting Iran-backed Houthi rebels to retaliate with missiles and drones targeting Saudi territory, including reported strikes on Aramco facilities. The escalation comes amid broader tensions over vital shipping routes in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz.
For the first time since July 13, the Pentagon did not report conducting airstrikes against Iran, while Houthi rebels escalated attacks on Saudi oil facilities and claimed missile strikes on southern Saudi Arabia.
President Donald Trump said Iranian money in the possession or control of the United States would be used to pay for damage to ships, cargo or related property. Trump did not specify the amount of money involved, the legal authority for using it, or how claims would be assessed and compensation distributed.
President Donald Trump vowed major retaliation against Iran and the Houthis after the group said it had attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, threatening to extend the Middle East conflict to another critical shipping chokepoint. Oil prices surged above $100 per barrel amid fears of wider shipping disruption, while the U.S. military carried out another round of strikes on Iran.
The United States and Pakistan separately condemned Yemen's Houthi rebels for threatening commercial shipping in the Red Sea after the group announced a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia. Pakistan warned it could use force to protect its maritime interests if its vessels come under attack.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels declared a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia, causing at least two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to China and India to make U-turns in the Red Sea. The move opens a new front in the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict and threatens shipping through critical energy chokepoints.
A leading Houthi official warned of potential attacks on Saudi Arabia following an incident at Sanaa International Airport involving an Iranian Mahan Air flight. Yemen's UN-recognized government condemned Iranian flights to Yemen as violations of sovereignty, raising fears of renewed conflict.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels accused Saudi Arabia of striking Sanaa International Airport on Monday in a dispute over an Iranian plane attempting to land, prompting the Houthis to launch retaliatory missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport in a sharp escalation of hostilities.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport in retaliation for airstrikes they attributed to the kingdom on Sana'a airport, breaking a four-year period of calm between the two sides. Saudi Arabia intercepted the attacks with no reported casualties.
Senior Iranian lawmaker warned, that "the importance of Bab el-Mandeb may be no less than that of the Strait of Hormuz" and that Iran's Yemeni allies were "waiting to block it and deliver another blow to America", threatening to extend the global shipping crisis to a second critical chokepoint.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated, that Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz "has already been acknowledged by the United States" and that Tehran will never relinquish its jurisdiction over the waterway, while describing the US naval blockade as an "ill-considered and ignorant decision." A senior Iranian lawmaker also warned that Iran's Yemeni allies are "waiting to block" the Bab el-Mandeb strait if the blockade continues.
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that was intercepted, marking their first direct involvement in the month-old US-Israeli war against Iran. The entry of the Houthis threatens to further expand the regional conflict and disrupt global shipping.
