Houthis Vow Retaliation After Saudi Strikes Hit 2 Yemen Sites
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 25
Houthis Vow Retaliation After Saudi Strikes Hit 2 Yemen Sites
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 25
Summary
Houthi rebels on Saturday threatened to strike back at Saudi Arabia after Riyadh hit targets in Hodeida and on Kamaran island, which the group said included civilian infrastructure.
Saudi-led coalition officials said the raids targeted Houthi military sites threatening Red Sea shipping, after the Houthis claimed attacks on two Saudi ships this week and Saudi Arabia confirmed one hit.
The escalation opens a new front in a widening regional war, with the Houthis also declaring a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia as Iran maintains a parallel blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
US forces separately disabled the M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman after it tried at least four times to breach the blockade of Iranian ports, the second commercial vessel stopped since the blockade was reimposed.
Across the region, US embassies warned Americans that exit options could narrow, while Iran and its allies traded claims of drone and missile attacks near US positions in Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan.