US Pauses Nightly Strikes on Iran as Houthis Clash With Saudis

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US pauses nightly Iran strikes, as Houthis clash with Saudis

Skirmishes between Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia intensified, as a pause in the nearly two-week run of nightly US strikes on Iran raised fresh questions about President Donald Trump’s strategy in the war. The Houthis, Islamist militants based in Yemen and backed by Iran, said they fired missiles and drones at facilities linked to oil giant Saudi Aramco in the Red Sea port towns of Jizan and Yanbu. There was no immediate confirmation from the Saudi government or Aramco. Saudi authorities brie...

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Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes

The Iran war broadened over the weekend despite a pause in U.S. strikes, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast and Iran accused Ukraine of targeting one of its vessels in the Caspian Sea. The U.S. military said on Saturday its naval blockade against Iran “remains in full effect” […]

Houthis Attack Saudi Oil Site, US Holds Back Strike On Iran For 1st Time In 2 Weeks

There were also no reports on Saturday of attacks from Iran on neighboring countries, like those that have been taking place daily in response to the US attacks.

Italian airline cancels flights to Israel in wake of growing regional tension with Iran

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U.S. pauses nightly strikes on Iran as Houthis clash with Saudis

Washington gave no immediate explanation of why it had abruptly halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes.

Houthis fire on Saudi oil sites; no US strike on Iran for first time in two weeks

Houthis attack two Aramco oil sites as US holds off on nightly bombing of Iran

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Iran's oil ministry on Saturday said it was able to sell a total of $18 billion worth of oil during the war and the ensuing ceasefire with the United States. The post Iran says it sold $18bn of oil during war, ceasefire appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Targeted strikes will continue until the enemy’s total surrender

TEHRAN – Iranian officials have accused the United States of systematically violating the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire framework that ended weeks of hostilities earlier this year, warning that Washington's actions have created a new phase of confrontation stretching from the Strait of Hormuz to Iraq while further eroding prospects for regional stability.

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