Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian; Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes

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Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian; Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes

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Vessels transit the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of southern Yemen, July 25. The refinery can process up to 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily.Two Asia-based trading sources said they had been informed of potential damage to fuel and oil storage sites at Jizan. Aramco did not respond to requests for comment.In Yanbu, two missiles aimed at oil installations were intercepted.

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▪Vessels transit the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of southern Yemen, July 25.
▪The refinery can process up to 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily.Two Asia-based trading sources said they had been informed of potential damage to fuel and oil storage sites at Jizan.
▪Aramco did not respond to requests for comment.In Yanbu, two missiles aimed at oil installations were intercepted.

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▪ U.S., Iran pause strikes even as conflict spreads to Red Sea and Caspian — The Globe and Mail
▪ U.S. forgoes strikes on Iran, but conflict escalates in the Red Sea — NBC News — Top
▪ Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes - Reuters — Google News
▪ Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes — Rappler
▪ Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes — Straits Times — World
▪ Iran will reportedly pause attacks if U.S. maintains halt to air strikes — All News
▪ Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes — Investing.com — News
▪ Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes — The Sydney Morning Herald

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Vessels transit the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of southern Yemen, July 25. AFP-YonhapWASHINGTON/ATHENS — The Iran war broadened over the weekend despite a pause in U.S. 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 U.S. military said on Saturday 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 U.S.

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