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There is no "military solution" in Yemen
This is the opinion of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. In an interview published by the state-run Iran Daily, he considers that "there is no military solution" to the clashes between the Houthi rebels in Yemen, backed by Tehran, and Saudi Arabia.
Note that last night was calm in Iran.
For the first time in two weeks
Funeral in the West Bank after clashes with settlers
Palestinians from the village of Tell, in the northern occupied West Bank, buried four men on Saturday who were killed on Friday in clashes with Israeli settlers. These clashes broke out after about twenty settlers from the neighboring settlement of Havat Gilad entered the town.
Houthis attack Saudi facilities
According to military spokesman Yahya Saree, Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia on Saturday morning targeted oil facilities in the Red Sea. Saudi Aramco facilities in Jizan and Yanbu were attacked "by drones and missiles."
Tehran claims to have detained four ships
An incident involving a tanker near the Strait of Hormuz was reported, confirms the British maritime security agency UKMTO, and Tehran claimed to have detained four ships attempting to cross this strategic waterway.
The agency "received a report of an incident involving a tanker and military forces in the Gulf of Oman," it said in a statement.
The Revolutionary Guards later claimed to have "detained in the last 24 hours" four ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz "after warning shots," usually fired with missiles.
Incident between a tanker and "military forces"
According to the British maritime security agency UKMTO, an incident involving a tanker and unidentified "military forces" near the Strait of Hormuz was reported on Saturday.
The agency "received a report of an incident involving a tanker and military forces in the Gulf of Oman," it said in a statement, in the context of clashes between the United States and Iran in this strategic region for global hydrocarbon transportation.
A meeting between the US president and his closest advisers to consider a major military operation
US media report a meeting held overnight from Friday to Saturday between US President Donald Trump and his closest advisers. This would be aimed at considering a larger-scale military operation in Iran.
Despite ongoing discussions, Trump threatens a massive attack on Iran
Donald Trump indicated on Friday that he had not yet made a decision on a possible large-scale military offensive against Iran, while assuring that exchanges with Tehran continue. "We are talking to them right now. I think they are getting increasingly serious," he said.
The US president once again warned Iran, saying it had to choose between a deal with Washington or an intensification of attacks. According to Axios and the New York Times, he gathered his top advisers on Friday to study the option of a "massive attack" against the Islamic Republic.
Saudi ship attacked in the Red Sea and the kingdom retaliates against the Houthis
A ship belonging to the Saudi company NCC was damaged in an attack in the Red Sea on Friday, Saudi authorities announced. The NCC MASA was attacked while sailing in the area, according to the official SPA agency.
In response, the Saudi-led coalition carried out attacks against Houthi rebel positions near Hodeidah in western Yemen. According to Al Arabiya channel, the operations targeted facilities used to threaten maritime traffic in the Red Sea. The port of Hodeida was not affected and remains open to navigation.
Trump says Russia and China will not supply weapons to Iran
In a message posted Friday on Truth Social, Donald Trump claims that Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping assured him that Russia and China would not deliver weapons to Iran. The US president also believes it is unlikely that Moscow or Beijing will directly supply weapons to Tehran. "It would be bad for them. Certainly not in their interest," he writes.
Markets put risks in the Red Sea into perspective, oil prices fall
Oil prices fell sharply on Friday, with investors showing less concern about the repercussions of tensions in the Red Sea despite the attacks carried out on Thursday by Yemen's Houthi rebels. At the end of the session, North Sea Brent for September delivery fell 4.85% to $95.88 per barrel, while US WTI for the same month dropped 4.23% to $88.29.
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