IRGC says "violating" tankers hit mines in Hormuz Strait, US forces disable vessel in Gulf of Oman

In a statement on the IRGC's official news outlet, Sepah News, the navy said that one tanker hit mines east of the strait and the other while crossing the waterway.

Both vessels had turned off navigation and GPS systems and were burning following the explosions, it added.

The IRGC warned that any vessel cooperating with the "aggressive" U.S. Army and entering the "unauthorized" region in the strait in defiance of Iranian regulations would "definitely" hit naval mines.

Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media platform X that its forces had disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman after its civilian crew "ignored repeated warnings and attempted to violate the naval blockade against Iran multiple times."

"A U.S. military aircraft fired precision munitions at the stern of St. Kitts-flagged M/V Huda, disabling the ship after CENTCOM forces directed the crew to abandon targeted spaces. The cargo vessel tried to depart regional waters after visiting an Iranian port," it added.

Iran tightened its grip on the strait on Feb. 28, barring the safe passage of vessels belonging to or affiliated with Israel and the United States following their joint strikes on Iranian territory. The United States has also imposed a naval blockade against the country.

At least 33 people were killed and more than 39 wounded in airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition near Yemen's capital Sanaa, according to a Sunday social media post by Anees al-Asbahi, spokesman for the Houthi-run health authorities.

Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported Saturday that Saudi airstrikes hit Al-Shariya Village east of Sanaa, destroying several residential buildings and causing dozens of casualties.

The report also said that Saudi warplanes subsequently launched several more airstrikes, targeting rescue workers and bombing the roads leading to the village.

The Saudi side has not yet responded to these allegations.

Search and rescue operations began shortly after the strikes, though progress remained slow.

"Many victims are still trapped under the rubble, mainly because warplanes keep circling overhead. We cannot confirm an exact casualty toll; we estimate there may be more than 60. Thirteen children and four women were inside this building. Only a few have been pulled out, and over 10 of them remain buried inside," rescuer Zakaria Al-Gharbi told a China Media Group reporter on Saturday.

By the time of the interview, the village had already come under four rounds of airstrikes totaling nine attacks. Some rescuers and civil defense personnel were also targeted.

More than an hour had passed since the last strike, yet warplanes could still be heard overhead, forcing search-and-rescue and clearance work to be temporarily halted.

On Saturday evening, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement on social media platform X that Saudi forces had carried out 105 airstrikes and missile attacks on Sanaa and seven other Yemeni provinces over the past 24 hours, claiming dozens of casualties, mostly women and children.

According to the spokesman, the latest airstrikes have brought the total number of Saudi air operations since the escalation began to 4,369.

Saudi airstrikes kill at least 33 in Yemeni village