The ⁠Iranian-aligned Houthis said on Thursday they struck two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, threatening to create a second chokepoint on global oil supplies alongside Iran’s near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz.Two weeks since the effective collapse of an interim truce meant to end the war, the US military launched another nightly round of air strikes on Iran, prompting Iran to fire at neighbouring Arab countries that house US bases.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a diplomatic gathering in Southeast Asia the price Iran pays “will get higher every night” until Tehran is ready for a peace deal it would live by.“Iran ‌is begging (for a deal) every day. The problem with Iran is every time they make a deal ... they either break it or they want to change it,” he said. “So now they’re paying the price for it. And maybe they’ll change their mind here over the next few days as they continue to suffer great losses.”The Houthis, fighters allied to Iran who control Yemen’s Red Sea coast, have said this week they were imposing a blockade on Saudi Arabia, which has diverted millions of barrels of oil per day by pipeline to the Red Sea to get around Iran’s blockade of the Gulf.In their first such strikes since announcing the move, the Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on two Saudi oil tankers, identifying them as the Encelia and the Layla.