US halts Iran strikes amid Houthi–Saudi escalation

The U.S. abruptly ended a 13-night streak of escalating strikes on Iran without explanation, prompting fresh questions about Trump's military policy. The pause coincided with intensified armed clashes between Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia.

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US pauses nightly Iran strikes, as Houthis clash with Saudis

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Skirmishes between Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia intensified, as a pause in the nearly two-week run of nightly US strikes on Iran raised fresh questions about President Donald Trump’s strategy in the war. The Houthis, Islamist militants based in Yemen and backed by Iran, said they fired missiles and drones at facilities linked to oil giant Saudi Aramco in the Red Sea port towns of Jizan and Yanbu