Tensions across the Middle East surged on Wednesday.
\n\nTensions escalated across the Middle East on Thursday as explosions were reported in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, as the country's air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels, while Iran said at least four tankers had struck naval mines in or near the Strait of Hormuz, with three catching fire.
\n\nThe incidents heightened tensions across the region, a day after the US military said it had cleared key shipping routes through the strategic waterway.
\n\nIran Says Tankers Struck Naval Mines
\n\nIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said three oil tankers had exploded and caught fire over the previous 24 hours while attempting to cross the strait via what it called the "unauthorised southern route".
\n\n"Over the past 24 hours, three violating oil tankers exploded and caught fire after striking mines while attempting to pass through the unauthorised southern route of the Strait of Hormuz," the IRGC said in a statement.
\n\nIt alleged that the vessels had switched off their radar and navigation systems and ignored warnings from the IRGC navy.
\n\nThe Iranian army later reported that a fourth tanker had struck a mine east of the strait, leaving it…
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