WH Press Sec. Leavitt: Iran continues to talk to the US and wants to make a deal; recent strikes are due to Iran violating the MOU

Iran Tells Yemen's Houthis To Close Bab El-Mandeb Gateway To The Red Sea If US Hits Power Network – RTRS Cites Sources *(IR) FOLLOW-UP: IRAN TELLS YEMEN'S HOUTHIS TO CLOSE BAB EL-MANDEB GATEWAY TO THE RED SEA IF U.S. HITS POWER NETWORK - PRESS **TTN Note: A closure or major disruption of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait would directly threaten Saudi Aramco's Yanbu Red Sea exports, which have reached… *(IR) Representatives of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who are already in Yemen will control the decision on when to close the Bab el-Mandeb strait - press (More at ) IRAN OPENS A SECOND ENERGY FRONT AS HORMUZ CLOSURE THREATENS RED SEA TRADE Reuters reports Iran is signaling that Yemen’s Houthis could close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if U.S. attacks continue. Hormuz is already shut, placing two major oil routes under pressure. The hit… pic.twitter.com/9TnTjFWSdJ

At 2 p.m. ET today, U.S. forces began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran for the fifth consecutive night to further degrade Iranian military capabilities.

Iran warned Thursday that it would “crush” key targets in the Middle East if U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to target the country’s infrastructure in the coming days are carried out. Trump said in a Tuesday evening interview with Fox News that U.S. forces would target key Iranian infrastructure next week if a diplomatic breakthrough is not achieved. ...