The Saudi strikes "focused solely on legitimate military targets that the terrorist Houthi militia uses to threaten commercial vessels in the Red Sea," Major General Turki Al-Malki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, said in a statement.
"If they do this again, the U.S. will hold Iran responsible, in that the Houthis are a Surrogate and/or Proxy of Iran, and major military punishment will be inflicted upon Iran and, of course, the Houthis, themselves," he said in a Truth Social post.
What we know
Yahya Saree, the militant group's spokesperson, said in a social media post that the Houthis executed two military operations “in response to this blatant and criminal aggression” from Saudi... President Donald Trump said he would hold Iran responsible for further attacks by the Houthis, after the militant group said it had struck the Saudi tankers.
U.S. forces had launched air strikes on Iran late on Thursday and early on Friday, the 13th consecutive night of attacks. At the same time, Pakistan is looking for ways to restart stalled peace talks between the U.S. and Iran, Reuters reported Friday morning, citing three Pakistani sources.
Speaking to Axios on Thursday, the president said that the proposed strikes would be bigger than anything seen in the war so far, and that Iran has not "received enough pain yet." – Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Saudi Civil Defence said it issued several warnings for Yanbu, located on the Red Sea, and later said the danger had passed. Trump said he will soon make a decision on whether to launch a "massive attack" on Iran.
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