US military fires on merchant vessel trying to breach US blockade of Iran's ports | AP News
- IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Saudi Arabia struck the port city of Hodeida in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said in a statement early Saturday in response to Iranian-backed Houthi rebel attacks on Saudi shipping.
- The Houthis said the group would escalate after tensions have been brewing for weeks, breaking a years-long calm.
- The Saudi strikes Saturday were in retaliation for Houthi attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday.
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- IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Saudi Arabia struck the port city of Hodeida in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said in a statement early Saturday in response to Iranian-backed Houthi rebel attacks on Saudi shipping.
- The Houthis said the group would escalate after tensions have been brewing for weeks, breaking a years-long calm.
- The Saudi strikes Saturday were in retaliation for Houthi attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea on Thursday.
Sources: AP