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Turkish Presidency: Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia on Friday

Erdogan, Pakistan PM and Saudi Crown Prince MbS will meet tomorrow in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia announces the addition of more countries to the multinational maritime defense alliance.

A Saudi ship in the Red Sea was hit by a missile fired by Houthis.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Center has issued an advisory after yesterday's attack on a commercial vessel approximately 9 nautical miles southwest of Al Mukha, Yemen. According to UKMTO, the vessel was struck by an uncrewed surface vessel (USV), igniting a fire that ultimately forced the crew to abandon ship. The vessel subsequently sank. Authorities continue to investigate the incident

A statement issued by the Houthis Armed Forces: In implementation of the Yemeni Armed Forces' decision to impose a maritime blockade on the Saudi Arabia and to reinforce the principle of a blockade for a blockade, the Yemeni Armed Forces were able to target the Saudi oil tanker "Wafa" in the northern Red Sea off the coast of Yanbu with a number of ballistic missiles. The strike was precise, thanks be to God. With this attack, the total number of Saudi oil tankers targeted by our forces since the start of the maritime blockade on July 22nd has reached eight. the total number of Saudi oil tankers that have been prevented from proceeding and forced to turn back in the Red and Arabian Seas has reached 29. With the success of the Yemeni Armed Forces, by the grace of God, in tightening the maritime blockade on the Saudi from Bab al-Mandab. In the southern Red Sea, the Saudi has moved to divert its oil tankers towards the northern Red Sea. Therefore, the Yemeni armed forces affirm that their operations will continue and escalate in targeting Saudi oil tankers in the northern Red Sea to close all access points to them and prevent them from crossing, in order to establish the equation of siege for siege, whatever the results and repercussions may be

Explosions in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a

An E-3G airborne early warning and control aircraft takes off, coinciding with the takeoff of refueling aircraft from US military bases in Saudi Arabia and Israel.

The main radar at Najran Airport in Saudi Arabia was attacked by a drone launched from Yemen. Depending on the type of radar used, this will reduce the chances of detecting future projectiles.

The Houthis announced that they had attacked a sensitive target at an airport in Saudi Arabia.

Planned attack on Iran would have been "the biggest attack since World War II," Trump says in AF1 gaggle. "It would have been disastrous for them. And they didn't want us to do it. And, and frankly, Saudi Arabia didn't want it either. They thought that a deal is imminent." He said: "we were all set to go. Just about at this time right now, and it would have been a massive attack." The military operation would have taken Iran "many, many years to ever build it back. If it could. I don't think it would be even buildable back

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held phone calls with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhad and Pakistan army chief Asim Munir for second time in past 24 hours to discuss the latest diplomatic efforts and initiatives for de-escalation in the region

Trump is once again walking back his threats against Iran, saying the U.S. has been asked by Iran and other Middle Eastern countries to hold off on any military action

Iran FM spoke with SaudiArabia FM to discuss regional tensions. Araghchi said Iran is fully prepared to defend its sovereignty & warned that any participation or cooperation by regional states with US or Israeli aggression will meet a decisive & proportionate response from Iran

Iraqi government statement: We affirm the readiness of the armed forces to thwart any attempt targeting neighboring countries within our regional sphere.

Iraqi militias demand that the Baghdad government responds to the Saudi-US airstrikes on PMF (Hashd) headquarters. If the government does not respond, the militias will. Baghdad says it has received no evidence that Iraqi militias attacked Saudi Arabia

All US embassies in the Middle East have issued security alerts urging Americans to prepare for possible flight cancellations or delays, or to consider leaving their current locations, due to regional tensions.

Yemen's Houthis say they forced eight Saudi oil tankers to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope as a result of their naval blockade

A Saudi official source told Al Arabiya: The airstrike was linked to the attacks that targeted the Kingdom's territory.

A Saudi official source told Al Arabiya: The airstrike was limited to militia military depots.

A Saudi official source told Al Arabiya: The airstrike targeted the capabilities of militias that threatened the Kingdom's security.

The Syrian president affirms to the Saudi Crown Prince his condemnation of the attempt to target oil facilities in the Kingdom.

Here is the statement declaring the Establishment of a Multinational Maritime Defense Coalition. It is a joint statement by 14 countries: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sudan, Djibouti & Somalia

Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman met with JD Vance in Washington on Wednesday as tensions with Iran continued to rise. The visit came a day after the US and Saudi Arabia carried out joint strikes on Iran-linked logistics and weapons sites in Iraq. During the meeting, Khalid discussed the strikes, Saudi Arabia's response to attacks on its infrastructure, and delivered a personal message from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Saudi Arabia believes Iran will continue escalating through allied militias in Iraq and Yemen's Houthis. Source: CNN

New footage of the brutal attack on the Popular Mobilization Forces site in Nineveh

The Gulf Cooperation Council: The Gulf states stand united with Saudi Arabia; the Gulf states support all Saudi measures to protect its security and sovereignty.

US Central Command: Our forces and Saudi armed forces conducted precision strikes in Iraq against Iranian proxies. US and Saudi fighter jets launched raids targeting logistics sites and weapons depots in eastern Iraq

Saudi airstrike targeted Iran-aligned militias in Basra Governorate

Following a Saudi-American airstrike, reports indicate the assassination of a prominent leader in the Popular Mobilization Forces in the city of Amerli.

More than six hours after the US-Saudi attacks, the Security Media Office reported that Ali Falih al-Zaydi directed the convening of an emergency meeting of the National Security Council on Wednesday, based on the evolving security situation and the airstrikes that targeted the country at dawn. A detailed statement regarding the events and the decisions taken will be issued following this meeting.