Karachi, London, Baghdad (News Desk, AFP) US President Donald Trump has apologized for Yemeni President Shad Al Alimi’s request for military aid against the Houthis. According to the British News Agency, the Yemeni President requested military aid in a telephone conversation between the two presidents. U.S. crude fell 5.0 percent to $95.22 a barrel. Hossein Mohibi, the spokesman of the Revolutionary Guards, has said that if the United States launches a new attack against it, Iran will use new weapons and target places that have not been attacked before. The British Maritime Security Agency has said that two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have been hit by either an unknown missile or its debris. Guterres praised Pakistan’s role in the June ceasefire agreement, calling it a “great success”. US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant has said that from Tuesday, the airspace around the world will be closed to all Iranian airlines. After this announcement, Iraq has said that it will suspend flights of Iranian airlines throughout the country from today. Iran’s state-owned airline, Iran Air, has announced that it will continue to fly to the Iraqi city of Najaf, despite the threat of US sanctions. Iran Air’s public relations department said in a statement that flights from Tehran, Mashhad and Isfahan to the Iraqi city of Najaf will continue to operate as scheduled. The Yemeni government forces say that they have attacked Houthi fighters and their supply lines in the al-Bayda area near Bab al-Mandab and south of the capital Sana’a. “Fully prepared, awake and alert” to do so. According to details, the British news agency, citing four different sources, said that Trump had a telephone conversation with the Yemeni president, discussing the advance of the Iran-backed Houthis around a key international shipping route. Alimi requested US help for his government in the fight against the Houthis. There was no direct guarantee of aid. The White House and Yemen’s information minister did not immediately respond to requests for comment.