Houthis attack oil tankers in Red Sea as Iran, Trump battle over trade routes

Far from easing the crisis over a key global trade route, Iran has now moved to create another critical chokepoint.

Far from easing the crisis over a key global trade route, Iran has now moved to create another critical chokepoint. Tehran-backed Houthi militants said Thursday that they had struck two tankers in the Red Sea, risking another bottleneck.

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