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Yemen's Houthis hit tankers in Red Sea as US strikes Iran for 12th consecutive night

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The Iran-backed Houthis struck two Saudi oil tankers on Thursday that they accused of violating a naval blockade imposed by the group, signaling a potential new front in the US-Iran conflict, as the US military struck Iran for the 12th successive night. The Encelia was targeted while sailing in the Red Sea, causing a fire at the front of the ship, Saudi state news agency SPA reported. Two Chinese very large crude carriers carrying a combined 4 million barrels of Saudi Arabian oil were heading on Thursday toward the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said Thursday they'd stopped three oil tankers from transiting Hormuz after the Houthi attack on tankers.