Live Updates: Iran offers Saudi-Houthi mediation, Pakistan pledges military backing under defense pact
Report: Gaza BoP expects rebuilding progress after elections • Pakistan pledges to honor Mecca pact against Houthis • Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia condemn attacks on Riyadh
Follow us on GoogleHouthi supporters rally to show support for the movement as fighting intensifies across several Yemeni fronts, in Sanaa, Yemen October 9, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Mohammed al-Mahdi)
Etihad cancels Saudi flights over ‘regional disruption’
The cancellations come as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis continue to attack Saudi Arabia.
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Rubio, Miliband reaffirm commitment to safeguarding Strait of Hormuz transit
The call also covered protecting US assets in Britain and efforts to end the Russia–Ukraine war.
Iran's Araghchi offers to mediate Saudi-Houthi talks, calls for diplomatic end to hostilities
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi offered to help facilitate Saudi-Houthi talks during a phone call with his Saudi counterpart amid deadly attacks on Riyadh's international airport.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERSSaudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 8, 2025. (photo credit: SAUDI PRESS AGENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
UKMTO says products tanker struck by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz
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Home Front Command issues warning about grabbing unexploded ordnances
Saudi Arabia issues hostile threat alert in Riyadh, later declares threat over
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Two-state solution a 'trap we set for Israel,' Lebanon-based Fatah official brags
“We know the trap we have set for Israel by demanding a two-state solution. But Israel understands why it does not want to give us a state: it knows what the future could hold,” said Abu Shahab.
ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARDPalestinian children hold placards with a portrait of Yasser Arafat during a rally by Fatah supporters marking the 21th death anniversary of the late former Palestinian president, in the West Bank city of Hebron, November 11, 2025.(photo credit: WISAM HASHLAMOUN/FLASH90)Go to the full article > >
UK PM Burnham says he will consider any further requests for support from Saudi Arabia
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Iran denies any role in British air base incident
ByREUTERSOperation Roaring Lion: What you need to know
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, saying they aimed to create conditions for regime change in Iran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike on a bunker in Tehran. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in what became the IAF’s largest-ever aerial operation.
Iran retaliated with missile attacks across the Middle East, targeting Gulf states and US military bases in the region.
Since February 28, ballistic missile attacks on Israel have killed 39 IDF soldiers and 23 civilians, while injuring at least 7,693 others. CENTCOM said 18 US soldiers were also killed.
A ceasefire was announced on April 7 and took effect the following day.
