2026-03-29
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The Houthis, Yemeni rebels backed by Iran,
said they fired a second salvo of missiles at Israel hours after launching their first such attack since the war began.
Israel confirmed it had intercepted a missile from Yemen.
The attacks mark an escalation in the war, but a limited one.
The Houthis have not renewed assaults on ships passing through the Red Sea.
About 3,500 American marines and sailors arrived in the Middle East on board the USS Tripoli, an amphibious warship.
They might be part of an attempt by Donald Trump to pry open the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran is blocking.
America's Central Command also announced that,
one month into the war, its armed forces had struck 11,000 Iranian targets and damaged 150 vessels.
Iran struck Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Air Base, reportedly wounding 15 American troops, five of them seriously.
Earlier, Abbas Arachi, Iran's foreign minister,
vowed to exact a heavy price for an Israeli attack on two Iranian nuclear facilities,
which he insisted were civilian infrastructure.
Mr. Trump has repeatedly threatened and postponed American strikes on Iranian energy facilities.