Trump Threatens Iran and Houthis With Major Punishment Over Ship Attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened major military punishment against Iran and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis if the group attacks ships again. He said Washington would hold Tehran responsible because the Houthis act as its proxy, after the group claimed missile and drone strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea. Saudi authorities said one vessel caught fire but its crew was safe. The warning followed renewed Houthi attacks that threaten a second regional shipping chokepoint alongside the disrupted Strait of Hormuz.