Houthi attack kills 3 Yemeni military members as Iran war widens
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A drone strike by the Iran-backed Houthis that hit Yemen’s Marib province has killed three government forces members on Friday.
Four others were wounded, with more than 10 missiles and seven suicide drones targeting military camps in Marib. This comes as the rebels ramp up their strikes on the oil-rich province a day after their deadliest attack in years.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump again denied that his military is running low on munitions amid the Iran war, stating certain types of munitions have a “virtual unlimited supply” while other supplies are “a little bit tighter.”
Here’s the latest on the Iran war on Friday:
Iran-Oman talks nearing Hormuz deal, but not full reopening
Iran and Oman are reportedly nearing an agreement for managing traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with plans on a security model rather than a full reopening, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported.
IRNA reported the plan would regulate the movement of commercial vessels, with ships entering through Iranian waters and exiting through Omani waters, per CBS News .
The state news agency reported the discussions are aimed at a “new model that is different from the 60-year-old practice of the past” where ships passed through the strait at will.
The ongoing war in Iran has changed security situation around the Strait of Hormuz, IRNA stated, noting previous arrangements can’t address the current reality.
Saudi Arabia anticipating multiple ‘coordinated attacks’
A Saudi official told CNN on Friday that Saudi Arabia is bracing for “multiple coordinated attacks” by Iraqi militias working with the Iran-backed Houthis, as the conflict in the Middle East could broaden in the region.
The Saudi official cited multiple intelligence reports from Saudi Arabia and other regional countries that Iraqi military, in coordination with the Houthis, are planning to attack the country in the near future.
“Saudi Arabia will take all necessary measures to deal with any aggression,” the official told CNN.
The reports of future attacks come a day after Houthis claimed to have attacked a Saudi oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, another key waterway. Saudi Arabia has come under attack in the past few weeks by missile attacks from the Houthis in Yemen and drone attacks from pro-Iranian militias in Iraq.
Houthi drone strike kills 3 Yemeni military members
A drone strike by the Iran-backed Houthis that hit Yemen’s Marib province has killed three members of government forces on Friday, a Yemeni military source told AFP.
This comes as the rebels ramp up their strikes on the oil-rich province a day after their deadliest attack in years. The latest round of violence has raised questions of a return to war in Yemen, where a 2022 truce between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government had been in place before it unravelled last month.
“Three killed and four wounded in a preliminary toll from the Houthi drone attack on the Harib area, in the south of Marib,” the military source told AFP.
The Houthis have launched “more than 10 missiles and seven suicide drones targeting military camps in Marib”, he added.
The official earlier said that artillery exchanges and clashes were taking place in Sirwah and on the Al-Kasara front, north of Marib city, where Houthi drones were spotted. The Houthis also hit an arms depot in the province.
On Thursday, the rebels killed at least 58 government troops in missile and drone attacks, some in Marib, a military source said, in one of the deadliest incidents between the two sides in years.
Trump says some weapons ‘a little bit tighter’
U.S. President Donald Trump has again denied that his military is running low on munitions amid the Iran war.
“We have certain types of munitions that are very powerful, yeah, that we have unlimited, virtual unlimited supply,” Trump said Thursday, per CBS News . “We have others where it’s a little bit tighter, and we’re getting them in on a daily basis.”
“But we have certain types of munitions which are very- they may not be as accurate. They may not be, you know, they’re not as elite,” he continued. “We have elite too, but we’re, we’re watching that very closely. But we have certain types which are very powerful, very good, and we have an unlimited supply, and so we’re in great shape.
“But with that being said, we always want more. We have to have more. We have other things … maybe come up, and maybe don’t come up. Hopefully, nothing else does come up. But we’re in very good shape. We have literally massive amounts of ammunition.”