Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes
3 sources covered this · see comparison → ⚠ Left-onlyVideo shared on social media showed a large column of smoke rising from the direction of the Aramco refinery in Jizan.Two Asia-based trading sources said they had been informed of potential damage to fuel and oil storage sites at Jizan. On Thursday, the Houthis struck two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea.AdvertisementAmerican forces recently resumed their own blockade on Iranian ports.
- ▪Video shared on social media showed a large column of smoke rising from the direction of the Aramco refinery in Jizan.Two Asia-based trading sources said they had been informed of potential damage to fuel and oil storage sites at Jizan.
- ▪On Thursday, the Houthis struck two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea.AdvertisementAmerican forces recently resumed their own blockade on Iranian ports.
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