Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Linda Kenyon.
The war continues between the U.S.
And Iran as tensions remain high over the Strait of Hormuz.
Speaking at the White House Friday, President Trump said he believes a deal could be forthcoming.
They want to make a deal.
I just don't think they're ready yet.
But they do want to make a deal.
Sometimes they don't want to say they want to make a deal.
They want to be the tough guys.
Amid the U.S.-led war against Iran, a dormant, decade-long conflict between Saudi Arabia
and Iran-backed militants in Yemen has erupted yet again.
NPR's Emily Fang explains.
Saudi Arabia has been trading fire with the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen starting two weeks ago.
This week, the Houthis announced a blockade of the Bab al-Mendib Strait, which connects
the Red Sea to the Suez Canal and which Saudi Arabia is increasingly using to export its oil internationally.
Because another waterway, the Strait of Hormuz, is effectively cut off by Iran.
All this will further disrupt maritime traffic and global trade.
The Houthis fired at two Saudi ships in the Red Sea this week,
so Saudi Arabia then struck a port in Yemen and a Yemeni island on Friday.
And in further retaliation, the Houthis say they've now aimed strikes at a city in Saudi Arabia this weekend.