Monday, October 19, 2026

Yemen’s Houthis Hit Palace in Aden, Coalition Details Attacks on Saudi Infrastructure

By Enas Alashray, Mohammed Ghobari and Eman Abouhassira CAIRO/DUBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at the presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday, killing five people, the government...

South Korea Reviews Expanding Military Mission in Middle East, Report Says

SEOUL, Oct 16 (Reuters) - South Korea is reviewing an expansion of its military operations in the Middle East, the Kyunghyang Shinmun newspaper reported on Thursday, as the US ally faces pressure from President...

ANALYSIS—How Are Yemen’s Houthis Attacking Saudi Arabia So Effectively?

By John Davison LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Houthi militants who control northwestern Yemen have in the past week attacked Riyadh international airport and hit the headquarters of Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil company,...

Hezbollah Says Explosives-Laden Vehicle Seized by Lebanese Security Forces Belonged to Group

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said on Thursday that a car carrying hundreds of kilograms of explosives seized by Lebanese security forces earlier this week belonged to the Iran-backed group,...

VISUAL INVESTIGATION-Iran’s Precision Strikes Picked Apart [Persian] Gulf Infrastructure, Blunting US War Plans

By M.B. Pell, Ryan McNeill and Kaylee Kang LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Iran and its proxies have carried out dozens of pinpoint strikes on infrastructure in the Gulf since the start of the...

How the Houthis Are Helping Iran Turn Saudi Arabia Into a Pressure Point

By Samia Nakhoul DUBAI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are about more than Yemen. By targeting infrastructure and disrupting investment events central to Saudi Arabia's economic ambitions, they aim to pressure...

Iran’s Guards Say Container Ship Sinks in Strait of Hormuz After Hitting Mine

DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A container ship sank in waters south of the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a naval mine and catching fire, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said in a statement shared...

Netanyahu Says He Is Not Seeking to Attack Iran Again Before Israel Election

JERUSALEM, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not in favour of a preemptive strike against Iran before Israel's October 27 election but also warned Tehran...

Two Ships Sink Near Hormuz After Being Hit by Projectiles Amid Surge in Attacks

By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being hit...

Iran Shifting Tactics to Step Up Attacks on Shipping Before US Vote, Officials Say

By Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul and Phil Stewart DUBAI/LONDON/WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil prices high...