More ships attacked in Persian Gulf, oil prices rebound slightly after post-midterm plunge – CBS News

More ships attacked in Persian Gulf, oil prices rebound slightly after post-midterm plunge  CBS News

Oil rebounds slightly as ships continue coming under attack in the Persian Gulf after prices plunged following President Trump Follow updates on the war in the Middle East for Friday, Nov. 6, here. See earlier developments below. The Saudi-led coalition said on social media Friday that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by Houthi rebels toward Najran, a major city in southwestern Saudi Arabia. "Debris fell as a result of the interception, and damage assessment is underway," the statement said. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by state media Friday that two oil tankers hit mines and caught fire in and near the Strait of Hormuz, a day after Tehran claimed five other tankers had met similar fates.

"Two violating oil tankers — one east of the Strait of Hormuz and the other within the Strait itself — that attempted to transit via an unauthorized route struck mines," Iran's powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement carried by state TV and the semi-official Tasnim news agency. "These two tankers had deactivated all their navigation and identification systems. Supported by the aggressive and terrorist U.S. military, they attempted to exit the Strait of Hormuz via an unauthorized path; however, upon striking mines, they caught fire and were immobilized," the statement added. On