US rushes to evacuate embassies in Middle East - Media
The USA is once again evacuating embassy staff from countries in the Middle East, a process described as chaotic, according to CNN.
The USA is once again evacuating embassy staff from countries in the Middle East, a process described as chaotic, according to CNN.
Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have called for an urgent and full resumption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, they said in a joint statement of the foreign ministers after a meeting in Istanbul.
Istanbul will host meetings of top diplomats of the R4 mechanism (Türkiye, Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia) and the European E3 mechanism (UK, Germany, and France), including in an unprecedented combined format, on October 23.
Pakistan is providing Saudi Arabia with “whatever support is needed” to defend the kingdom amid attacks by Yemen's Houthi group, Pakistani military spokesman Sharif Chaudhry said.
Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement Ansar Allah has carried out a series of strikes on Saudi Arabia over the past 48 hours, targeting facilities belonging to oil and gas company Saudi Aramco, airports and military bases, the rebels’ military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed.
Iran has always sought friendly relations with Arab countries and is ready to offer to sign security agreements with them, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Mohebi said.
The situation in the Middle East is on the brink of a large-scale war, although the Islamabad memorandum between the U.S. and Iran has everything to bring the situation in the Strait of Hormuz back to the diplomatic track, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after the 9th round of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council Strategic Dialogue.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Bahrain to take part in the ninth round of the strategic dialogue between Russia and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
According to the sources, Tehran previously supplied the Houthis with weapons and military personnel
Mohammad Mokhber has described the conflict with the Yemeni Houthis as a "fratricidal" one for Saudi Arabia
Iran is ready to facilitate a peaceful resolution of the conflict between the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah (the Houthis) and Saudi Arabia if they make such a request, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said.
Yemen’s Ansar Allah rebel movement, the Houthis, has struck facilities belonging to Saudi state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the rebels said.
The Houthis from the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah say that Saudi Arabia has delivered more than 100 strikes against Yemen during the day.
According to Riyadh, the facilities were being used for military purposes
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Yemen’s Houthi group but did not outline any specific measures that his administration might take in response to its actions.
The Houthis from the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah say they have struck Riyadh International Airport with a ballistic missile.
Saudi authorities have decided to extend the suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which was previously closed following missile strikes.
The Houthis from the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah say they have delivered strikes against Saudi Aramco’s facilities in the east of the country and airport in Riyadh and Dammam.
Moscow condemns the attack on Riyadh Airport and calls on all parties to the conflicts on the Arabian Peninsula to refrain from targeting civilian infrastructure, the Russian foreign ministry said.
US President Donald Trump has not excluded the possibility of American participation in attacks against the Houthis, noting that he would consider the matter.