Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed attacks on Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu facility, the Shaybah oil field, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha Airport. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s ambassador said 17 Pakistanis, including five women, were injured in Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport. Separately, Yemen’s internationally recognized government forces reported killing 129 Houthi fighters and wounding 176 others over 48 hours.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels killed at least 53 people and wounded around 200 in a three-missile attack on a military training camp in Yemen’s Shabwa province on Monday. The escalation comes as the Houthis intensify attacks on Saudi Arabia, prompting Egypt to consider military assistance to Riyadh and the United States to warn its citizens of growing security risks across the Middle East.
Iran’s new Defense Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi warned that the United States and its regional allies would suffer “enormous damage” if Washington resumes military attacks against Tehran. His warning came after Iran’s parliament approved his appointment with 237 votes.
At least six people were injured when a projectile struck a residential area in Saudi Arabia’s Najran region, damaging three houses and three vehicles. Saudi air defences also intercepted two ballistic missiles and three drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, while a separate reconnaissance helicopter crash near the Yemeni border killed both crew members.
Iran Warns of More Devastating Response to Any New US Attack, Mohsen Rezaei Says
TEHRAN (Terror Monitor) — Iran has warned that any new military attack against the country would trigger a significantly more forceful response than in previous confrontations, with Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, saying the country’s armed forces have prepared a new operational strategy that he described as potentially more devastating than the previous 12-day and 40-day wars.
Masked Israeli settlers attacked a European diplomatic delegation in the occupied West Bank village of Taybeh on Saturday, damaging a Belgian consulate vehicle and allegedly assaulting a French mayor. Belgium demanded accountability, while the Israeli military condemned the violence and launched an investigation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office urged caution, saying the full circumstances remained under investigation.
Saudi Arabia said it intercepted and destroyed four drones over Riyadh, the Eastern Province and southern regions on Saturday amid continuing attacks attributed to Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Cairo was ready to defend Saudi Arabia if requested, subject to parliamentary approval.
Saudi Arabia’s Saudi-led coalition says it has intercepted six aerial threats, including drones, cruise missiles and a ballistic missile, amid escalating Iranian-backed Houthi attacks. The PIF Saudi International golf tournament has been postponed indefinitely following a deadly attack on Riyadh’s international airport. Pakistan strongly condemned the attacks and reaffirmed its support for Saudi Arabia’s sovereignty and security.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have carried out 20 attacks targeting Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport in October, Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said. Attacks on October 7 and 11 killed 17 people and injured 333 others. Saudi Arabia also accused Iran of arming and training the Houthis and said coalition forces had destroyed 127 Houthi storage facilities in Yemen.
Two cargo ships, the Singapore-flagged GFS Pride and the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged Cape Dao, have sunk near the Strait of Hormuz following separate projectile attacks. All 21 crew members aboard the GFS Pride were rescued, while one crew member was killed in the earlier attack on the Cape Dao, according to maritime authorities.
A Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile over Madinah Province and separately destroyed a drone in the kingdom’s Eastern Province on Thursday. The Iran-backed Houthis denied responsibility for the missile incident as security concerns and flight disruptions intensified at Riyadh and Jeddah airports.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed they struck a Saudi Typhoon fighter jet over Yemen’s Saada province and launched another ballistic missile at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport. Saudi authorities confirmed a missile interception over Riyadh that injured a resident and damaged a house and vehicle. The escalating attacks have disrupted flights and forced the postponement of major sporting and business events in Saudi Arabia.
