Iran war updates: Houthis warn against intervention

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• Saudi Arabia and the Houthis have exchanged strikes after the Iran-aligned group seized full control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast.
• Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country will not yield to US pressure, accusing Washington of targeting civilian infrastructure and essential supplies.
• Iran is expected to meet with Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss security and navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
• Saudi Arabia has suspended operations along its East-West oil pipeline as a precaution following a drone attack launched from Iraq. Riyadh is holding off on immediate retaliation to give Iraqi authorities time to prevent further strikes.
• US President Donald Trump claims the Houthis reached out to Washington, asking it not to intervene in their conflict with Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
• Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, marking their highest-level talks since the escalation began.
• A Palestinian has died from injuries sustained during an Israeli air strike targeting vehicles in Khan Younis, located in the southern Gaza Strip.

Violence has continued across the occupied West Bank, where Israeli forces and settlers carried out raids, arrests, demolitions and attacks on Saturday, according to the Wafa news agency.

Here are some of the reported incidents:

• A Palestinian man was shot and moderately wounded by Israeli forces in Ras al-Amud, in occupied East Jerusalem.
• A 68-year-old man suffered injuries to his back and chest, while a 14-year-old boy broke his hand during an Israeli raid on Marka, south of Jenin.
• Another Palestinian was shot in the foot after Israeli forces opened fire as residents of Faqqua confronted settlers grazing livestock on Palestinian land east of Jenin.
• Israeli forces arrested several Palestinians during raids across Jenin governorate, including in Deir Abu Daif and Faqqua, and carried out further searches in Zububa, Silat al-Harithiya and other areas.
• Two brothers were arrested in Tammun, south of Tubas, while Israeli forces also raided Tayasir.
• Israeli forces raided Qalandiya refugee camp, Kafr Aqab, el-Bireh, Dura al-Qara and Deir Abu Meshaal, while tightening restrictions at the Atara checkpoint north of Ramallah.
• Settlers attacked the outskirts of Burqa, east of Ramallah, throwing stones at homes and vehicles and damaging at least one car.
• Settlers also attacked homes in Yasouf, east of Salfit, with no injuries reported.
• In occupied East Jerusalem, a Palestinian man was forced to demolish five businesses he owned in the Wadi al-Joz industrial area after being threatened with heavy municipal fines.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discussed ongoing regional conflicts and diplomatic efforts during a phone call with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, state media from both countries reported on Saturday.

During the conversation, the two ministers reviewed the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and recent attacks on Saudi Arabia.

Both sides stressed the need to avoid widening the crisis, prevent further escalation and maintain continuous diplomatic consultations to bring stability to the region.

Araghchi also held separate phone discussions with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi to address the broader regional situation and coordinate diplomatic efforts.

Iranian army chief Major-General Amir Hatami said the United States and Israel know that any act of aggression against Iran will be met with a unified, quick and strong response from both the country’s military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

“The unity between the two forces has served as an iron shield protecting the country against enemy plots and conspiracies,” he said at a meeting with IRGC Commander-in-Chief Major-General Ahmad Vahidi on Saturday, according to the Fars news agency.

Vahidi said enemy powers have underestimated Iran’s military capacity and realised their mistake.

He said that the Iranian army and the IRGC were the two major anti-American forces that have dealt heavy blows to “terrorist groups” in recent wars, adding that Iran’s true military strength is being shown on the battlefield.

The next round of talks between Israel and Lebanon, mediated by the US, has been postponed as Israeli forces continue to strike southern Lebanon.

The talks were scheduled to take place in Rome this month but will now be held in October.

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein have held a phone call to discuss bilateral issues and regional developments.

They both “emphasised the stability and security situation on the common borders of the two countries and the need for continued coordination”, a statement from Araghchi said.

This comes after Iraq temporarily closed three of its crossings into Iran after drone launch sites were discovered there following attacks on Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline.

Araghchi and Hussein also stressed the need for responsible approaches to regional developments, and the importance of preventing “the escalation of tensions and the expansion of conflicts in the region”.

A Palestinian has died from injuries sustained in an Israeli air strike on vehicles in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to a source at Nasser Hospital.

As we reported earlier, nine Palestinians, including children, were wounded in an Israeli military attack on Khan Younis.

The wounded were taken to the Palestine Red Crescent Society’s al-Mawasi field hospital for treatment, according to the Wafa news agency.

Houthi spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree has said that Saudi warplanes have launched 129 air strikes over the past 48 hours, “targeting the governorates of Taiz, Marib, Hodeidah, Al-Jawf, Saada, Amran, and Hajjah”.

He added that F-15 and Typhoon aircraft were used to conduct the strikes, saying they took off from bases in Saudi Arabia’s Khamis Mushait and Taif.

“These attacks on our people will not go unanswered, God willing,” he said.

The Houthis already held a degree of control over the Bab al-Mandeb strait before taking Mocha; they possessed supersonic and ballistic missiles capable of precisely striking moving ships in the Red Sea. They managed to hit vessels from 300 to 500km (186-311 miles) away – but now, with the shoreline and the two islands in the middle of the strait also in their hands, they can target ships at close range, as well.

They forced the ports of Haifa and Eilat in southern Israel into bankruptcy through the naval blockade they imposed on Israel during the war on Gaza, and they are positioned to do the same to Saudi Arabia – which, as we now understand, can no longer access the port. This will affect the kingdom’s oil industry, which is precisely what the Houthis are targeting: Aramco’s oil assets, facilities, and pipelines, in order to prevent the export of oil to East Asia.

Both sides – Saudi Arabia and the internationally recognised Yemeni government – have said they will use aircraft to target Ansar Allah [the Houthis] in Mocha and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. This is the strategy now: to attack the Houthis with airstrikes, targeting them and any military buildup. They’ve confronted the Houthis in an offensive military encounter after most government forces in that part of the country withdrew and abandoned their positions, giving the Houthis greater capacity to advance militarily and seize more land — which is what they have done and continue to do.

With Bab al-Mandeb now under Houthi control, the group has gained leverage to make political demands of the government and Saudi officials, who are already meeting to discuss the looming threat – one that endangers their own interests as well as those of the international community. The Houthis have declared that the only ships to be blocked from Bab al-Mandeb are Saudi vessels; any other country’s ships are free to pass, according to a statement issued by the group earlier.

NAZA, a documentary about Israel’s genocide in Gaza, has won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.

Co-director Yuval Abraham said Israeli intelligence officers described the mass killing of Palestinians as “not by accident, but by design”, and accused the US and Europe of enabling it.

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Diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions and promote security and stability” have been discussed by Qatar’s prime minister and Jordan’s deputy prime minister who is also foreign minister, Ayman Safadi.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani affirmed Qatar’s support for all endeavours aimed at “reaching a solution that ensures freedom of maritime navigation and paves the way for a comprehensive agreement that achieves sustainable peace in the region”.

They also spoke about ways to support and enhance bilateral cooperation.

Saudi Arabia’s civil defence has reported that a “projectile” fell in al-Tawwal Governorate in the Jazan region.

Two people were injured and material damage was done to a mosque, several buildings and vehicles, the Saudi Civil Defence said.

The Israeli army has carried out a wave of raids across the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem, wounding one man in Silwan and raiding at least six villages and towns, according to official Palestinian news agency Wafa.

A young man was moderately wounded after being shot by the Israeli army in the Ras al-Amud neighbourhood of Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to Jerusalem Governorate authorities.

In al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, the army fired tear gas canisters and bulldozers began levelling land on the village’s eastern and western sides, opening roads to ease settler movement during the raid, according to village council head Amin Abu Aliya. No injuries were reported. Al-Mughayyir has faced repeated raids and settler attacks in recent weeks, Abu Aliya said.

Separately, the Israeli army tightened restrictions at the Atara checkpoint north of Ramallah for several hours, blocking vehicle passage and causing severe traffic congestion.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has met Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan at the BRICS summit for their highest-level talks since the conflict began.

Both backed calls for restraint, despite Iranian attacks on the UAE. Bahrain refused to meet Pezeshkian.

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