The US military has launched a 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets, while Yemen's Houthis claimed attacks on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing The Guardian.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Thursday evening that it had begun strikes against Iranian military targets at the direction of Donald Trump. CENTCOM said the strikes would "continue to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters."
It came as Yemen's Houthis said they carried out missile and drone strikes on Wednesday on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea after declaring a maritime embargo on the kingdom amid the US war with Iran. The Houthis said in a statement posted on Telegram that they "carried out a qualitative military operation targeting two Saudi oil tankers that violated the blockade," naming the vessels as the Encelia and the Layla.
Meanwhile, the US signed a landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could allow the kingdom to enrich uranium. The US Department of Energy said on Wednesday its secretary and his Saudi counterpart signed a "peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement," along with a "bilateral safeguards agreement."
Kuwait's air defences are responding to hostile drone threats amid "Iranian aggression," the Kuwaiti army said. Any explosion sounds heard were the result of attacks being intercepted, it said on social media. Iran has continued to strike at countries around the region hosting American forces in response to ongoing US attacks.
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