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Iran-backed terrorists escalate war with Saudi Arabia as US trades strikes with Iran - Fox News
World9/8/20261 min read
The U.S. and Iran continued to trade strikes and threats in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday as Iran-backed Houthi's launched ballistic missile strikes against Saudi Arabian targets.
✨ Key Highlights
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the U.S. would continue targeting Iranian oil tankers in response to repeated attacks on American naval vessels, stating "for every time they do that or try to do that, they're going to lose tankers."
- Speaking to reporters in Colombia, Rubio asserted that Iran "continues to try to hit U.S. naval ships," framing the tanker strikes as a direct retaliatory measure.
- Rubio referenced U.S. strikes on five Iranian tankers in the region carried out Tuesday and indicated further action would follow, saying "I think you'll see that again today."
- The exchange reflects an ongoing escalation between Washington and Tehran, with the two sides trading strikes at sea.
- According to the report, Iran-backed militants are also intensifying their conflict with Saudi Arabia amid the broader tensions.
With Israels stunning capture of the strategically valuable Ali al-Taher ridge in south Lebanon on Sunday, a major Hezbollah and Iran stronghold, the campaign to degrade Tehrans so-called "Axis of Re