US Destroys Iranian Tankers as Iran, Houthis Escalate Regional Attacks

The US military struck and destroyed multiple Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island after Iran's Revolutionary Guard twice fired ballistic missiles at a US warship, while Iran also struck a US base in Jordan and Yemen's Houthis attacked Saudi cities, wounding over 70 people. Oil prices neared $100 a barrel as the six-month war widened, with South Korea reviewing a possible naval role in the Strait of Hormuz. This marks a documented widening of direct US-Iran military confrontation involving multiple regional allies, a pattern of escalation consistent with prophetic expectations of Middle East conflict intensifying ahead of a larger regional realignment.