The Saudi strikes “focused solely on legitimate military targets” used by Houthis to attack shipping in the Red Sea, a Saudi military spokesperson said. Air defenses in Saudi Arabia reportedly intercepted two ballistic missiles from Yemen. The Iran-backed Houthis claimed to have attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea earlier in the week. On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold Iran responsible for further attacks by the Houthis. Fighters supporting the Aden-based internationally-recognised Yemeni government gather during a vigil along the Red Sea shore in
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