Iran retaliates against US allies after its oil tankers destroyed

Iran strikes a US base in Jordan after Washington destroys five Iranian tankers, while Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia wound 73 and fuel fears of wider energy disruption.

The Middle East war intensified on Tuesday with Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen launching strikes on several Saudi cities, further embroiling a US ally in the conflict, while US forces hit multiple Iranian oil ‌tankers and Iran targeted a US base in Jordan.