US strikes Iran again to 'diminish threat to mariners, vessels' after attacks on Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea

US forces launched strikes on Iran for the thirteenth consecutive day, targeting military infrastructure to counter threats to maritime traffic after Houthi rebels attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. The conflict has disrupted shipping routes, causing oil prices to surge and tankers to reroute around Africa to avoid blockaded chokepoints like Bab el-Mandeb and the Strait of Hormuz.