Iran reports first night without new US strikes as Houthis attack Saudi Arabian city - Fox News

What the report says

Fox News reported in live coverage dated July 25-26 that the conflict involving Iran appeared to be widening toward the Arabian Peninsula, after Yemen’s Houthis said they carried out an attack on Jizan, a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia said it answered with a “resolute” and “proportionate” military response. Fox’s headline also framed the period as Iran’s first night without new U.S. strikes, though the supplied text does not detail those overnight conditions.

The White House pushed back on a New York Times report that President Donald Trump had paused plans for a major escalation against Iran. White House communications director Steven Cheung told Fox News Digital that Trump prefers diplomacy but is still keeping “all options” available if Iran continues activity in the Strait of Hormuz or acts against U.S. allies. Cheung also pointed to sanctions and nearly two weeks of strikes on military targets as pressure on Tehran to negotiate.

Fox also cited U.S. Central Command activity tied to a naval blockade of Iran. CENTCOM said U.S. forces boarded the Comoros-flagged tanker Charminar in the Arabian Sea for verification before allowing it to proceed, and said another tanker, the Mozambique-flagged Lavine, was disabled in the Gulf of Oman after allegedly ignoring warnings. CENTCOM reported multiple vessels had been redirected, boarded or disabled while trying to breach the blockade.

The developments matter because the confrontation is affecting security and economic conditions beyond Iran. The U.S. Embassy in Iraq warned Americans to stay alert amid possible escalation, while Fox reported AAA data showing U.S. gasoline prices rising as oil markets reacted to the Middle East conflict.