Iran-backed Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia in response to airstrikes in Yemen

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia's Yanbu and Jizan cities, targeting Aramco facilities in response to Saudi airstrikes on Hodeida. The Houthis threatened to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a critical global shipping route, unless Saudi aggression and blockades cease. Saudi Arabia claimed it struck military targets in Hodeida, while Iran's foreign minister urged diplomatic solutions to the conflict.