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US President Donald Trump listens as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Report says US military ready for major strikes if ordered
Netanyahu pushed for Iran strike before election but Trump refused, CNN says
By Lazar Berman, Agencies and ToI Staff
Network says US president instead signaled there will be joint military action soon; PM's office denies 'fake news'; reps from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey in Tehran for talks
People inspect damage following an airstrike, reportedly carried out by Saudi Arabia, that targeted the Asr district of Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa, on October 24, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
October 24, 2026, 6:18 pm
Yemen’s Houthis say 11 killed in strikes on Sanaa; Saudis say two missiles shot down
Rebel group’s media outlet says residence for cement factory workers hit, killing six women and child; Saudis say intercepted missile debris falls in Mecca and Medina regions
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump’s envoy Jared Kushner at a meeting between Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during the United Nations General Assembly, September 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters. (AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
October 23, 2026, 11:33 am
Kushner had secret fund with billions from UAE, Saudis; PM helped – report: Kushner: Outrageous fabrications
New book claims Gulf leaders poured money into undisclosed bank accounts, including one in Bank of Israel that PM oversaw; actions would seem to be illegal on several fronts
By ToI Staff
Residents inspect debris of their homes after a missile strike in Seina, Taiz, Yemen, October 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Marzouq Al Jabri)
October 21, 2026, 6:01 am
Houthis strike besieged city in Yemen that UN warns is at ‘grave risk’
Iran-backed rebels kill 2 teenage girls in Taiz, a day after killing 73 recruits in deadliest attack since fighting resumed; UK to carry out ‘defensive’ air patrols in Saudi Arabia
By MARZOUK AL-JABERI and Samy Magdy
Illustrative: Destroyed military vehicles sit along a road following fighting between Houthi fighters and the Saudi-led coalition near Mocha on October 17, 2026. (AFP)
October 19, 2026, 7:12 pm
Houthi ballistic missile strike on Yemeni military camp said to kill over 50 soldiers
Attack on Shabwa province also injures over 200 as military says rebels ‘targeted new recruits’; Saudi government agencies tell Riyadh employees to work from home amid Houthi attacks
By Agencies
People ride in a pickup truck during a funeral procession for a Houthi officer in Sanaa, Yemen, October 17, 2026. (AP Photo/ Osamah Abdulrahman)
October 18, 2026, 11:03 pm
Nine said killed in Saudi strike on Houthis as sides continue trading fire
Riyadh says six injured in Iran-backed rebel attack, two soldiers killed in helicopter crash; Egyptian parliament postpones vote on aiding Saudi effort as Houthis issue threats
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, October 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
October 16, 2026, 11:35 pm
Trump says Israel has ‘been very helpful to Saudi Arabia’ amid fight against Houthis
US president also claims normalization between Jerusalem and Riyadh could be back on the table, ‘maybe more than ever’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Supporters of the Houthi authorities brandish their weapons during a protest against Saudi intervention in Yemen, in Sanaa, on October 9, 2026. (Mohammed HUWAIS/AFP)
October 15, 2026, 9:26 pm
How the Houthis are helping Iran turn Saudi Arabia into a pressure point
Iran-backed group relies on Tehran’s financial and military support and seeks to press Riyadh into concessions on Yemen; analyst warns the conflict could widen into a Gulf war
By Samia Nakhoul
Supporters of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) hold South Yemen flags during a rally to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the October 14 Revolution against British colonial rule and respond to calls for mobilization against the Houthi rebels in Aden, Yemen, October 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
October 15, 2026, 7:56 pm
At least 4 killed as Houthis launch missiles at presidential palace in Yemen’s Aden
Saudis say they shot down missile over Medina; Houthis also fire ballistic missiles at Yemeni city of Marib
By Agencies
This screen grab taken from video footage released on August 9, 2026, by Ansarullah Media Centre shows a missile being launched toward what the Houthi authorities said were Saudi troop concentrations and weapons depots at Mokha port in western Yemen. (ANSARULLAH MEDIA CENTRE/AFP)
October 14, 2026, 2:36 pm
Houthis building new longer-range missiles with Chinese-imported parts – report
WSJ cites arms-tracking group’s assessment of Yemeni rebels’ efforts to make a variant of Iran’s Kheibar Shekan ballistic missiles, which could have a 1,900-km range
By ToI Staff
Attendees gather at the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference, September 29, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
October 14, 2026, 12:02 pm
FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI employee accused of bugging company conference room
ChatGPT maker says Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, suspected of planting ‘sophisticated recording device’ in California office; US attorney general: ‘Serious threat to national security’
By Eric Tucker
Footage posted to social media shows an oil fire burning and smoke rising from an additional location after reported Saudi airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen on October 13, 2026. (Social media: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 13, 2026, 11:18 pm
Saudi Arabia strikes oil facility in Yemen capital Sanaa as Houthis up threats
Footage shows major oil fire on outskirts of rebel-held capital, additional strikes within city; Iran-backed group calls for evacuation of Riyadh airport, Aramco facilities
By Agencies
Demonstrators wave Iranian flags during a pro-government gathering at a square in Tehran, Iran, October 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
October 13, 2026, 6:40 pm
Iran said shoring up defenses at nuclear sites, warning it could invade neighbors if war resumes
Tehran reportedly preparing population for a return to fighting, issued warnings it could target American warships and Saudi oil facilities as it seeks to deter renewed US strikes
By ToI Staff and Agencies
This image from CCTV video released by Saudi Arabia’s Media Ministry shows passengers taking cover as flames and smoke fill part of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during what authorities described as a strike at the airport on October 10, 2026. (Saudi Media Ministry via AP)
October 12, 2026, 4:15 pm
Security footage shows deadly Houthi missile attack on Riyadh airport over weekend
Saudi government’s release of Saturday video marks exception to kingdom’s quiet-keeping approach to ongoing strikes; many of the passengers appear to be pilgrims heading to Mecca
By AFP and ToI Staff
Mideast analyst Ksenia Svetlova -- the head of ROPES -- joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI/AP)
October 12, 2026, 1:56 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 12 – How the Houthis’ multi-pronged strategy is unbalancing the Saudis
Mideast expert Ksenia Svetlova on the lethal strikes on Riyadh’s international airport and the axes supporting each side in the conflict, plus where things stand a year to the Gaza ceasefire
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Ksenia Svetlova
People gather outside a metro station on the road to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 10, 2026. (AP)
October 12, 2026, 11:28 am
Saudi Arabia said low on interceptors to thwart mounting Houthi missile attacks
After Iran-backed Yemeni rebels’ deadly strikes on Riyadh airport over the weekend, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shuttling between guarded, bunker-equipped palaces, WSJ reports
By ToI Staff and AFP
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