US launches further strikes on Iran; Houthis threaten Saudi shipping blockade – Middle East crisis live

US says latest attack aimed at further degrading Iranian military capabilities; Yemen militant group threatens traffic moving through Bab el-Mandeb straitUS launches 10th round of strikes as Iran says it is in ‘full-scale war’The price of oil jumped in early Asian trade on Monday after the US carried out its latest wave of strikes on Iran and a vessel caught fire in the strait of Hormuz.Brent crude for September delivery rose 2.72% to $90.50 a barrel by around 0100 GMT, after briefly crossing $91 – its highest price since June.CENTCOM assets targeted Iranian military command centers, air defense and coastal