Key facts
- Iran-backed Iraqi militias and Yemen's Houthis are coordinating attacks against Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies.
- Houthi rebels reported Saudi-backed forces launched 32 airstrikes across four Yemeni provinces overnight.
- Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities and utilities wounded 73 people.
- Iranian forces claimed to have struck eight oil tankers and two U.S. vessels in retaliation for U.S. strikes.
- The UK Maritime Trade Operations Center reported an incident involving several merchant vessels in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
- Israel will close its consulate in Jerusalem within 30 days due to the UK's ban on trade with West Bank settlements.
Iran-backed Iraqi militias and Yemen's Houthi rebels are coordinating attacks against Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies, according to officials. The Houthis stated that Saudi-backed forces launched dozens of airstrikes across four Yemeni provinces overnight, following Houthi attacks on Saudi oil facilities that wounded 73 people and ignited fires.
Separately, Iran's state media claimed its forces struck eight oil tankers and two U.S. vessels in retaliation for U.S. strikes on five Iranian tankers. The UK Maritime Trade Operations Center reported an incident involving several merchant vessels in the northern Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
In response to the UK's decision to ban trade with settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, an Israeli official announced that the British Consulate in Jerusalem would close within 30 days.
The Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping and Israel began in November 2023, with attacks on Saudi Arabia resuming this year. The U.N. Special Envoy for Yemen warned that the Houthi attacks threaten to widen the conflict and undermine peace efforts. Turkey's Foreign Ministry called on the Houthis to cease their aggressive actions and reiterated support for Saudi Arabia's sovereignty.