Trump threatens Iranian infrastructure after Houthis block Red Sea artery

U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant every time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes after Iranian-allied Houthis in Yemen threatened a second vital energy route.

Seven tankers have changed course in the Red Sea to avoid the Bab el-Mandeb strait since the Houthis’ threat on Tuesday to block Saudi oil exports, highlighting a new risk to global oil supplies from the intensifying conflict....