Conflict Timeline

Two Saudi oil tankers carrying crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea following threats from Yemen’s Houthis. U.S. forces conducted strikes on targets in southern and western Iran, while Iranian forces reported targeting U.S. sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan and stated that a tanker was struck in the Strait of Hormuz; Iran also claimed an attack on infrastructure belonging to Amazon in Bahrain, a report that remains unverified.

The Houthis announced a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia and threatened to attack vessels loading or discharging Saudi oil, while President Trump stated that the Bab el-Mandeb strait had not been closed.