U.S. forgoes strikes on Iran, but conflict escalates in the Red Sea

The Iran war ​broadened over the weekend despite a pause in U.S. strikes, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast and Iran ‌accused Ukraine of targeting one of its vessels in the Caspian Sea.

The Iran war ​broadened over the weekend despite a pause in U.S. strikes, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast and Iran ‌accused Ukraine of targeting one of its vessels in the Caspian Sea.

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The U.S. military said on Saturday its naval blockade against Iran “remains in full effect” but did not explain why it halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes.

There were also no weekend reports of attacks by Iran on neighbors, similar to its daily rejoinders to the U.S. attacks.