US threatens 'major military punishment' for Houthi attacks - DW.com

US President Donald Trump threatened "major military punishment" against Iran and the Houthis following attacks on Saudi oil tankers, as the UN secretary-general warned the Middle East situation is "out of control."
Yemen's Houthi militants struck Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, claiming the vessels had violated a naval blockade, escalating the wider regional conflict.
US Central Command said its forces launched a 13th consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets, describing them as an effort to hold Iran accountable and reduce threats from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to commercial shipping.
The confrontation follows the collapse of a US-Iran ceasefire deal on July 8, after which US attacks on Iran resumed.
Kuwait's military said its air defenses were intercepting hostile Iranian missile and drone attacks, describing the strikes as "wrongful Iranian aggression."
Germany announced it would withdraw two naval vessels from the Red Sea to the eastern Mediterranean in the coming days, citing the volatile political situation and the lack of any foreseeable operations in the Strait of Hormuz. The US also linked a potential Saudi nuclear deal to the kingdom recognizing Israel.