Three Gulf Shipping Routes Dragged Into Iran-US Proxy War

Iran asked the Houthis to ready a Red Sea oil blockade if US strikes hit Iranian energy sites, Reuters reports. Saudi Arabia struck Sana'a airport; Houthi missiles hit back. Iran separately fired on Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait, while US Marines boarded a vessel enforcing the naval blockade — spanning Hormuz, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf at once.