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Iran conflict widens as Houthis target Saudi oil sites, Tehran accuses Ukraine
Updated On: 27 July, 2026 08:08 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
The conflict involving Iran widened over the weekend despite a pause in US strikes, with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis targeting Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea and Tehran accusing Ukraine of attacking one of its vessels in the Caspian Sea. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump signalled a preference for diplomacy over further military advances

Operations enforcing the US naval blockade against Iran. PIC/AFP
The Iran war broadened over the weekend despite a pause in US strikes, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast and Iran accused Ukraine of targeting one of its vessels in the Caspian Sea.
The US military said its naval blockade against Iran “remains in full effect” but did not explain why it halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes. There were also no weekend reports of attacks by Iran on neighbors, similar to its daily rejoinders to the US attacks.


