New front in US-Iran war escalates as Houthis fire at Saudi oil facilities
Tehran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen have escalated regional conflict by firing missiles and drones at two Saudi Arabian oil facilities on the Red Sea. This action follows the collapse of a truce and retaliates for Saudi airstrikes on Houthi-held Hodeidah.
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Open questions and key claims
Since the war began, 16 US service members have been killed and over 430 wounded.
Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve.
The strikes are designed to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces who launched attacks against American service members in Jordan.
Iran’s supreme leader warned Washington would pay for ‘seeking to escalate’ the conflict.
Trump says the US ‘hit Iran very hard’.
Donald Trump stated, 'We hit them very hard again tonight.'
The US military has stated that 17 deaths have occurred in the war with Iran since late February.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the operation on Monday evening, claiming that the strikes are “designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz”.
Who and where
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