Middle East crisis live: tankers carrying Saudi oil turned back after Houthi threats; Trump claims US will hit Iran nuclear storage facility ‘pretty soon’

Per The Guardian, Houthis have sent a letter to shippers threatening to attack any tankers loading or discharging Saudi oil at Red Sea ports—and several vessels have already turned back. The threat disrupts one of the world's most crucial energy corridors at an especially volatile moment. Meanwhile, Lebanon's president Joseph Aoun is in Washington meeting with Donald Trump for the first time as US-mediated peace talks with Israel continue, aiming to secure Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and Hezbollah disarmament.

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