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US military says it’s launching strikes on Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes
Oil prices rose above $100 a barrel as the Houthis attacked Saudi tankers and U.S. strikes targeted Iranian military sites for a 13th night.
- On Thursday, the United States military launched its 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes over shipping routes escalate, with Central Command stating operations aim to "further degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters."
- Earlier, Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi oil tankers, the Encelia and the Layla, in the Red Sea, causing fires on both vessels and creating a "double whammy" atop disruption in the Strait.
- Brent crude oil spiked more than 6% to $100 a barrel Thursday, while Iran's health ministry reported 55 people killed and 629 wounded since United States strikes began June 27.
- President Donald Trump threatened "major military punishment" against the Houthis and Iran if attacks continue, though the United States House passed a largely symbolic resolution Thursday to halt the war amid public concerns.
- Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the region is being pulled "into an ever-widening circle of confrontation," while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi vowed an "eye for an eye" policy even as Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi visited Tehran to urge peace.
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