Trump says no talks with Iran ongoing, and none scheduled

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels targeted an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia Tuesday, according to media outlets controlled by the group, as the Houthis ramp up attacks in the regional conflict.

The attacks targeted a Saudi state-owned Aramco refinery in Jazan with drones, the Houthi news agency Saba said Tuesday, quoting a military source.

In July, the war between the U.S. and Iran expanded to Yemen and the Red Sea, with Iran's Houthi proxies repeatedly attacking Saudi oil infrastructure and ships.

The Houthi rebels announced a maritime blockade of the Yemeni government's backer Saudi Arabia -- which has led a coalition that heavily bombed Houthi areas throughout the war.

Iran's judiciary said it has banned a YouTube debate show for spreading "false information", while the channel's founder said authorities had charged him and released him on bail after questioning.

On Monday, Iran's judiciary said it opened an investigation into the YouTube channel "Azad" following the broadcast of an episode containing "false information".

Mizan Online, the judiciary's news website, said the show was "considered an unauthorised media outlet" as it did not have an official licence from the culture ministry, which oversees media activity in Iran.

"A judiciary supervision order was issued prohibiting the director from carrying out any media activity until a licence is obtained," Mizan reported.

It added that the channel had "committed numerous violations of media regulations during its unauthorised operations".

The show's founder and presenter Mehdi Ahmadi said he was charged with disseminating false information and questioned on Sunday and Monday.

"I, Mehdi Ahmadi, director and presenter of the Azad interviews have been charged with disseminating false information and have been referred to the prosecutor's office yesterday and today to answer for these charges," he said Monday on X.

"In accordance with the court's decision, I was released on bail but the Azad channel is prohibited from broadcasting any interviews until further notice."

A ship on its way out of the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an "unknown projectile" on Tuesday, according to a British maritime agency, resulting in one casualty and damage to an engine room.

"The impact caused damage to the engine room and resulted in a crew casualty," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said in a social media post, adding that the remaining crew members were being assisted by the Omani Coast Guard.