The US and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless Washington accepts its conditions. The fatalities aboard the Egyptian-owned Tihamah would be the first deaths on shipping by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis since the Iran war began. Speaking to reporters after a visit to Ohio on Tuesday, Trump said "Iran is going fine, going just absolutely fine." Thousands of people have been killed in the conflict since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28. Iran has struck US assets and infrastructure in countries including Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.