US-Iran war LIVE updates: US, Iran halt strikes even as Houthis and Saudis clash amid escalating conflict

US-Iran war LIVE updates: The United States has paused its strikes on Iran after carrying them out for nearly two weeks, as skirmishes between Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia intensified. The move has raised fresh questions over US President Donald Trump's strategy in the war. Iran-backed Houthis, the Islamist militant group based in Yemen, said on Saturday (local time) that they fired missiles and drones at facilities linked to oil giant Saudi Aramco in the Red Sea port cities of Jizan and Yanbu. However, there was no immediate confirmation from the Saudi government or Aramco. Emergency warnings were briefly issued but were later withdrawn.Iran warns of retaliation after Ukraine attacks vessel in Caspian SeaThe Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday strongly condemned a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, warning Kyiv of potential retaliatory consequences and asserting that Tehran will "not hesitate to defend its national interests and security" under international law. According to state media, the strike occurred early Saturday, triggering an explosion aboard the ship that killed one and injured another. Denouncing the action as a direct breach of Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter, Iran characterised the strike as "an act of aggression" designed to destabilise the broader region. Tehran's condemnation came after an official confirmation from Kyiv regarding a series of long-range strikes attacking Russian military logistics and supply chains, including maritime operations in the Caspian Sea.IRGC warns Britain it could become a target if it backs the USIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson on Saturday (local time) warned Britain that it could become a target if it decides to extend support to the US in the ongoing war. The spokesperson said any country, including Britain and Gulf states, that backed the U.S. in a conflict would be considered a legitimate target, adding that US bombers had recently used British airfields.Iran says it sold $18 billion of oil during war and ceasefireIranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad said Iran sold $11.5 billion worth of oil during the war and a further $6.5 billion during a ceasefire, when lower risks to tanker traffic helped increase exports and enabled the sale of part of around 100 million barrels of stored crude oil and gas condensate.