Five killed, 16 wounded in Houthi attack on palace in Aden
Yemen’s government says the prime minister, cabinet survived a Houthi missile attack on the al-Maashiq presidential palace in Aden. At least five were killed and 16 wounded, Yemen’s health minister says.
The spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says attacks on King Khalid International Airport killed 17 people and injured 333 between October 7 and October 11.
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On Wednesday, Yahya Saree, the military spokesman for the Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah or Supporters of God, said the group’s forces had conducted “a high-quality military operation targeting Aramco in Dhahran”, as well as strikes on Riyadh airport and a refinery in the capital.
He added that operations “will continue in the coming days, targeting Saudi enemy airports and oil facilities”.
A Saudi Ministry of Energy official confirmed that a building belonging to Aramco in Dhahran was hit, resulting in a “limited fire” but “no casualties or fatalities”. Dhahran is home to Aramco’s headquarters, a vast complex comprising numerous buildings and residential compounds.
Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition launched strikes against the Houthi stronghold in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, which the armed group seized in 2014 and has held ever since.
Iranian army commander says no ‘enemy vessels’ have entered Strait of Hormuz, Omani waters
Iranian army commander Amir Hatami says the Strait of Hormuz is under “full surveillance”, with armed forces prepared for battle, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reports.
Hatami told Imam Ali Officers’ University that, with the surveillance of the army and the IRGC, “not a single enemy vessel has been able to enter the maritime space of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.”CENTCOM dismisses Iranian claims about Strait of Hormuz and Jordan attack
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has dismissed three Iranian claims in a post on X.
CENTCOM said the US and regional partners continue to control the Strait of Hormuz, despite a claim of authority over the critical waterway by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Yesterday, the IRGC said a Singapore-flagged container ship sank after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM responded to Iran’s statement, claiming that the civilian vessel was hit by an Iranian projectile and sank “while being towed to shore”.
CENTCOM also dismissed claims that the IRGC “killed hundreds of US service members in Jordan”.
“Three American service members were killed in action in July as partner forces defended against Iranian attacks”, CENTCOM said.
