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Indian vessel sinks after being struck by projectile near Yemeni waters, all seafarers rescued

According to India’s Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, all 14 seafarers were rescued by Yemen’s coast guard.

A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23, 2026.
Houthi activists stand on a platform against a banner depicting Houthi missiles, at an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom, in Sanaa, Yemen, July 31, 2026.

Yemen's Houthis say they hit Saudi target at Najran airport

A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23, 2026.

Six Saudi tankers turn away from Gulf of Aden, ship-tracking data shows

US President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 3, 2026.

Trump says renewed US-Iran talks are Tehran's last chance to sign deal 'before decapitation'


Tensions between Iran, Houthis, and Saudi Arabia escalate

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Smoke rises from a fire after an explosion, amid reports of explosions by Iranian state media, in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released July 8, 2026.

Middle East divided as Iran war, Houthi-Saudi Arabia tensions continue to ramp up

The recent joint US-Saudi attacks marked the first time Riyadh has publicly joined strikes alongside Washington.

Damage at a site belonging to Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) following airstrikes that the PMF said were carried out by US and Saudi forces, in Bartella, Nineveh province, Iraq, July 29, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

US-Saudi Arabia airstrikes target Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces militia in Iraq

The strikes followed a series of drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia. The United States has made clear that it believes Iran-directed militias are responsible for the escalation.

A man looks on near damage at a site belonging to Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) following airstrikes that the PMF said were carried out by US and Saudi forces, in Bartella, Nineveh province, Iraq, July 29, 2026.

Saudi defense minister meets with Vance in Washington following joint attack on Iraq - report

Sources told CNN that Saudi Arabia believes Iran is seeking to generate leverage through regional escalation, with attacks from its proxies expected to continue.

Saudi Minister of Defense Khalid bin Salman attends a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on February 24, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.

Saudi Arabia seeking to build coalition to protect Red Sea shipping from Houthi attacks

The composition of the coalition has yet to be finalized and remains under discussion with dozens of countries, the sources said.

Explosions take place on the deck of the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion on the Red Sea, in this handout picture released August 29, 2024.

Iraqi PM Zaidi condemns US-Saudi strikes on Iran-backed militias

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's office denounced the strikes, stating that it is the Iraqi government’s responsibility to deal with security concerns originating within its borders.

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government headed by Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister, at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026.

'We have special forces protection': Netanyahu tells Hannity he's not afraid of ICC arrest warrants

Netanyahu downplayed the risk of countries enforcing ICC arrest warrants placed on him, implying that IDF Special Forces would protect or rescue him.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on July 16, 2026.

US-Saudi joint strikes on Iran-backed militias are a milestone in cooperation - analysis

US CENTCOM said that American forces and “the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted precision strikes in Iraq, July 28, against Iran-aligned terrorists that the IRGC directed to attack US forces."

A US military aircraft flies at an unknown location, during what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 20, 2026.

US, Saudi Arabia target Tehran-backed militias in Iraq after Iranian strikes on bases

A US official told The Jerusalem Post that Iran had launched at least four ballistic missiles towards a US military base in Jordan, adding that "This was a major attack."

Smoke seen following reported missile launch from Iran toward Jordan, July 22, 2026.

Saudi Arabia-US nuke deal helps MBS realize Saudi Vision 2030 - opinion

By the centenary year, if the plan succeeds, Saudi Arabia will no longer be dependent on oil revenues, transforming instead into a modern, liberalized, thriving society

U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman attend a bilateral meeting at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.