DUBAI, United Arab Emirates
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile launch toward Israel early Saturday, their first since the war in the Middle East began. The Israeli military said it intercepted the projectile.
The war, now marking its one-month anniversary, erupted after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, which retaliated with strikes against Israel and neighboring Gulf Arab states.
The conflict has upended global air travel, disrupted oil exports, and sent fuel prices soaring. Iran’s stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz has further exacerbated the economic fallout.
Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facilities hours after threatening to “escalate and expand” its campaign against Tehran on Friday.
Iran vowed retaliation and struck a base in Saudi Arabia, wounding more than a dozen U.S. service members and damaging aircraft.
Before Saturday’s attack, there appeared to be a breakthrough as Tehran agreed to allow humanitarian aid and agricultural shipments through the strait.
By James Kisoo
