14 July 2026
The US State Department told Al Arabiya English: We stand with Saudi Arabia after the recent Houthi attacks.
Houthis: We warn all airlines against flying through Saudi Arabian airspace and urge them to take our warnings seriously until the blockade on Sana'a Airport is lifted.
Houthis Brigadier General Saree: We targeted Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia with a number of ballistic missiles and drones. The operation achieved its objectives.
Explosions were reported near Jeddah
Activation of the Patriot missile system in the skies of Khamis Mushait
The official spokesperson for the Coalition Forces, "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," stated that air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile threat launched by the Houthi militia towards the southern region of Saudi Arabia
Six Yemeni missiles targeted Abha airport in Saudi Arabia
Houthis Foreign Ministry: The ceasefire has ended
Houthis spokesperson: In a blatant and brazen act of aggression, the Saudi targeted Sana'a International Airport with a series of airstrikes, thus ending the de-escalation phase and bearing the consequences of its aggression. We affirm that this aggression will not go unanswered and unpunished.
Saudi airstrikes target Sana'a airport; warplanes continue to fly overhead.
Sirens activated in Bahrain for the third time
Saudi-Canadian statement: Condemning Iranian attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Ministry: Araqchi discussed recent developments in the region in a call with his Saudi counterpart
Additional footage shows air defense interceptors engaging incoming Iranian ballistic missiles over Kuwait and Bahrain
Iran's IRGC is launching a large-scale ballistic missile and drone attack on Kuwait and Bahrain in response to today's U.S. strikes on Iran. Reports indicate direct impacts on the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain, with footage showing plumes of smoke rising from the area
Anwar Gargash, advisor to the President of the UAE: The Iranian attacks on the Qatari and Saudi commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, and the repeated aggression against our sister states Bahrain and Kuwait, are a clear indication that Tehran is still incapable of committing to what is required to reduce the escalation and erase the page of war. It is unacceptable for the Arab Gulf states to remain a target for Iran's hesitation between the logic of escalation and the path of rationality, stability, and peace
Air defenses destroy Iranian missiles in Bahraini airspace.
Bahrain: Air defenses respond to Iranian attacks
Reports of repeated explosions in Bahrain. Possibly related to fighter jets trying to shoot down Iranian drones
The Saudi Foreign Ministry: We condemn in the strongest terms Iran's targeting of two Saudi and Qatari oil tankers as they crossed the Strait of Hormuz.
Houthis say they forced Saudi warplanes out of Yemeni airspace after they tried to stop an Iranian civilian aircraft from landing in Sana'a. They warn that future Saudi actions will be met with attacks on Saudi airports and other vital targets
Saudi Foreign Ministry: Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed with his Chinese counterpart efforts to de-escalate tensions and enhance security.
Pakistani Foreign Ministry: - The Foreign Minister and his Saudi counterpart expressed their deep concern regarding developments in the regional situation during a phone call. - The Foreign Minister affirmed to his Saudi counterpart Pakistan's commitment to working towards consolidating peace in accordance with the Islamabad Memorandum.
US Secretary of State Rubio: Hormuz tolling would set an unacceptable precedent
US Secretary of State: No country has the right to impose transit fees on the Strait of Hormuz
Rubio: Iran will not get a nuclear weapon
Bahrain's Foreign Minister: The security of the Gulf states is indivisible.
Saudi Arabia is reportedly preparing to hold a reconciliation summit between Iran and Gulf Arab states in the wake of Iranian attacks on its neighbors, according to AFP citing a diplomat familiar with the preparations. According to this source, the summit aimed at restoring relations between the Gulf states, Iran, and possibly other neighboring countries in the region, is due to take place in Riyadh, while no date has been set. The diplomat added that the summit would be separate from the negotiations currently underway between the U.S. and Iran
Statement by the GCC Foreign Ministers: We affirm our right to self-defense, individually and collectively, and to respond to aggression by all means.
Bahrain Defense Force: Iran continues to target civilians in Bahrain with missiles and drones. We destroyed a number of treacherous Iranian air attacks.