Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi movement has said its forces attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea that had "violated" its blockade of Saudi ports, as the US carried out a 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran.
The official Saudi news agency confirmed that one tanker was hit late on Wednesday, causing a fire.US President Donald Trump warned the Houthis on Thursday that if they did so again, the US would inflict "major military punishment" upon both them and Iran.
Iranian state media said two people were killed in US strikes on Wednesday night, while Jordan and Kuwait intercepted missiles and drones launched by Iran.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned the UK that any base used to attack it was a "legitimate target" following reports that US long-range B-1 bombers used in the strikes on Iran overnight had flown out of RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
In its response, the UK government said: "Our Armed Forces are ready to keep the United Kingdom safe from any kind of attacks, whether it's on our soil or from abroad."
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