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September 25, 2026 1:12 PM

US, Iran exploring phased deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz, say reports

The United States and Iran are reportedly exploring a phased path to end their conflict, with Iran proposing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in return for the lifting of the US blockade and other economic measures. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had conveyed a proposal through intermediaries under which the strait would be reopened if its conditions were met. These include an end to hostilities on all fronts within seven days, the lifting of the US blockade on Iranian ports,...

September 25, 2026 11:27 AM

Allies unite behind Saudi Arabia as Houthis step up attacks

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan will hold an urgent, high-level meeting under a joint defence pact to discuss ways to support the kingdom amid attacks by Yemen’s Houthis, while Saudi’s top religious authority told troops to be ready to lay down their lives to fight their Iran-aligned enemy. The ‌Houthis have launched strikes on the Saudi-backed government in Yemen and repeatedly fired into Saudi Arabia, disrupting oil flows from the world’s largest energy exporter, as part of a wider ...

September 24, 2026 9:31 AM

UAE sanctions Bank Melli Iran; airline suspensions add to economic pressure on Tehran

The US-Iran conflict has entered a new phase this week. While economic pressure on Iran is mounting, diplomatic contacts between the two have also resumed at UNGA in New York. In the UAE, the Central Bank (CBUAE) has imposed strict enforcement measures on the UAE branches of Bank Melli Iran. All UAE branches of the Iranian bank have been prohibited from conducting financial transactions to and from Iran, including trade finance and fund transfers. The action followed violations of UAE laws and...

September 21, 2026 6:18 PM

Houthis push for control of Yemen highlands as Trump reported to have called off airstrikes

Houthi fighters were pushing to seize strategic heights in Yemen on Monday to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces, after a report that President Donald Trump had called off US strikes on the group at the last minute. A lightning advance by the Iran-backed group this month has extended the wider Middle East conflict to a new theatre and further threatened global energy supplies. Washington has so far rebuffed repeated pleas from Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince...

September 18, 2026 9:31 PM

Red Sea tensions, attempted attack on Mecca threaten regional stability: MEA

Reiterating its serious concern over the deteriorating security situation in the Red Sea region and the attempted attack on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca, India on Friday said that the developments threaten regional stability as well as freedom of navigation through the Bab el-Mandeb strait. Addressing a bi-weekly press briefing in New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal described the attacks as “unacceptable” and called for an early return to pe...

September 16, 2026 7:08 PM

India condemns drone attack near Makkah, calls for peace and stability in region

India has expressed deep concern over the drone attack near Makkah in Saudi Arabia and reiterated its condemnation of attacks on the sovereign territory of the Kingdom. Responding to media queries on the incident, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India condemns actions that endanger civilian lives and infrastructure. Jaiswal said the incident was particularly concerning given Makkah's special significance to Muslims across the world. He also expressed India's hope...

September 12, 2026 1:11 AM

Yemen’s Houthis reach strategic island at mouth of vital shipping lane

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global shipping route in the widening Middle East war. Earlier, two sources from the Saudi-backed, internationally recognised Yemeni government said its forces had pulled out of Perim and that the Houthis had also taken the mainland Red Sea coastal town of Dhubab, which faces the island. If the Houthis gai...

September 11, 2026 10:54 PM

Saudi crown prince sought US military help from Trump with Houthis, sources say

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sought assistance from President Donald Trump on Thursday to help fight Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, as the Houthis stepped up their threat to the Red Sea. Trump held at least two phone conversations with the Saudi leader on Thursday, sources said. In the end, Washington told Riyadh that it was not willing to take direct military action for now but would help with intelligence sharing and targeting, the...

September 10, 2026 12:02 AM

India condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi oil installations

India on Wednesday condemned the latest wave of attacks carried out by Houthi militants on oil installations in Saudi Arabia, and said the strikes undermined regional security. The Iran-backed Houthi militant group targeted Saudi oil facilities and some other civilian infrastructure on Tuesday, triggering widespread apprehensions about further escalation in the West Asia conflict. India condemned the attacks on Saudi sovereign territory, especially the targeting of civilian and economic facili...

September 9, 2026 12:54 AM

Iran-backed Houthis attack four Saudi cities in expansion of Middle East war

Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in the south of U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a major expansion of the six-month-old Middle East war. The Houthis, who control most of Yemen's populated areas including the capital, said they had launched a broad operation deep into Saudi territory. They used drones and missiles to strike a Saudi airbase in the southern city of Khamis Mushait as well a...