WorldVOA Chinese Broadcast: Top News for August 12

President Trump outlined the current strategy toward Iran, including maintaining existing economic pressure, escalating those measures and taking military action if necessary. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea on August 11, killing at least three crew members. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Colombia has left at least 130 people dead as rescuers search for survivors. A Syrian court sentenced ousted President Assad and his brother to death in absentia over alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes during the country’s nearly 14-year conflict.