New allegations that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has armed and guided Yemen's Houthi rebels have put the Tehran alliance at the centre of a resurgent conflict, as Saudi Arabia comes under heavy drone and missile fire. The Saudi-led coalition confirms an external state is behind the Houthis' evolving arsenal but does not name it, and Iran and the Houthis deny the claims.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said two oil tankers, each carrying about two million barrels of crude oil, caught fire after striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a series of attacks on shipping that have disrupted global oil flows.