UAE rescues 22 as US tightens Iran blockade and Tehran lifts missile limits
Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for attacks on Riyadh, while Iran warned the US against hostile policies. Meanwhile, Israel deported Western activists following an altercation in the West Bank.
Why it matters
These events reflect escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East involving multiple regional actors and the United States.
Yemen's Houthis on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack on the financial district of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, that eyewitnesses said caused damage to a skyscraper belonging to oil giant Aramco."The Yemeni Armed Forces, with the help of Allah Almighty, carried out four qualitative military operations, using a number of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones," the group said in an English-language statement, listing targets including the financial centre, Riyadh airport, Aramco oil storage tanks and the eastern Saudi city of Abqaiq..Iran's Armed Forces on Sunday warned the United States against pursuing its hegemonic and hostile policies towards the Islamic Republic, asserting that any power standing against Iran would ultimately face "collapse and disintegration".According to Iranian state media, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Brigadier General Shekarchi, spokesperson for Iran's Armed Forces, said the recent political and electoral developments in the United States, referring to the huge loss suffered…
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