US Strikes Iran as Trump Links Houthi Red Sea Attacks to Tehran, Merging Two Conflict Theaters

President Trump vowed to punish Iran for Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, and the US military launched new strikes on Iran amid escalating clashes in the Strait of Hormuz. The moves fuse the Red Sea blockade and Gulf confrontation into a single US-Iran conflict, with oil already above $100 a barrel.