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A Saudi man walks past a banner of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman displayed on a commercial building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 15, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS

How the Houthis are helping Iran turn Saudi Arabia into a pressure point

The Saudi government media office, Iran's foreign ministry and a Houthi spokesperson did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Fuel tanks were among the first casualties at the Fujairah oil zone, a combination refinery and oil port that the UAE used to skirt Iran's blockade of Hormuz. Iranian munitions have struck Fujairah at least 19 times since the war began; the first strikes caused three days of fires in early March.

Iran's precision strikes picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting US war plans

People protest against a bill that proposes reducing the sentences for January 8, 2023, riot convictions, including former President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, December 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Adriano Machado

US, Australia suspend consular services in Brazil

A US military transport aircraft stands at Camp Victory near Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq, September 29, 2026. US forces are set to withdraw from their last bases in Iraq by September 30, ending more than two decades of military presence in the country. Picture taken with a mobile phone. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

How the US controls Iraq's oil revenues

South Asians face online abuse and bullying on social media. Representational image. Photo: AI-generated

Anti-South Asian 'hate speech' on X rises 240% in US, Bangladeshis among targets

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 23, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Iran offers 7-day plan to reopen Hormuz, restart nuclear talks if US accepts terms

A worker fills a truck with diesel fuel at a corporate filling station in San Diego, California, US, on 18 May 2026. Photo: Reuters

Ban on US diesel exports would hurt, not help fuel markets, analysts say

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters/File

Trump, Greenland, Denmark to sign deal in bid to end Arctic standoff

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expects all Iranian airlines will be grounded on Wednesday. Photo:Collected

US threatens to ground Iranian airlines worldwide from Wednesday

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters/File

Trump, in call with Yemen president, did not pledge military support against Houthis, say sources

Iranian Army Commander Major-General Amir Hatami. Photo: Collected

Iran commander says military ready for 'enemy's aggression' after Trump threat

The International Criminal Court (ICC) building in The Hague, Netherlands, on 9 December 2025. Photo: Reuters

How US sanctions would undermine global war crimes court

The International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands, on 16 January 2019. Photo: Reuters

Trump administration prepares sanctions against International Criminal Court, sources say