Cairo: The Iranian-aligned Houthis on Thursday claimed military strikes on two Saudi oil tankers as part of ?a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, further raising the risk of a second chokehold on world oil supplies at the Red Sea in coordination with Iran’s attempt to control the Strait of ?Hormuz. Meanwhile the U.S. military said on Wednesday it launched a new round of strikes on Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction, marking a 12th successive night of American attacks. The Yemen-based militants, who control areas near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on the opposite end of the Arabian Peninsula from the…
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