🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡️ — Ansarallah (Houthi) military spokesman Yahya Saree says the group carried out four operations using ballistic and cruise missiles and drones against targets in Saudi Arabia and Saudi-backed forces in Yemen.
The first operation struck King Khalid International Airport, Aramco storage facilities and Riyadh's financial district, while the second targeted Aramco installations in Abqaiq. He claimed both attacks achieved direct hits and caused substantial damage, including fires at the Abqaiq facilities.
The third and fourth operations targeted concentrations of Saudi-backed troops associated with Saudi officers Faris al-Shammari, east of Al-Jawf and in Marib's Madghal district, and Bader al-Harbi in Al-Mudaribah, Lahij.
🇺🇸⚡️ — Republicans' sweeping midterm election defeat has cast uncertainty over Vice President JD Vance's potential 2028 presidential campaign, prompting concerns among allies about the party's chances of retaining the White House, WSJ reports.
On election night, a longtime confidant urged Vance to consider sitting out the race, while some of his supporters now believe no Republican candidate can win the presidency in 2028.
Several longtime Trump donors are also exploring alternatives outside the administration, with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis emerging as a possible contender.
Vance has told associates that he remains undecided about running.
🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️ — Israel deported 14 Western activists who traveled to the occupied West Bank to support Palestinians facing increasing violence from Israeli settlers.
The activists were arrested Friday near Ramallah following a confrontation with settlers.
The group of activists had traveled to help protect Palestinian farmers during the annual olive harvest, which has been disrupted by a surge in settler attacks involving assaults and theft.
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🇹🇷🇦🇿⚡️ — Turkish President Erdoğan in Shusha:
Those who seek to weaken the brotherhood between Azerbaijan and Türkiye will never achieve their ambitions, just as they failed yesterday, will fail today, and will fail tomorrow.
🇺🇸⚡️ — White House Deputy Chief of Staff Richard Walters is leaving the Trump administration, marking the first major departure in an anticipated West Wing staff reshuffle as Stephen Miller prepares to take over as chief of staff, according to Axios.
Walters, a longtime political ally of outgoing Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, submitted his resignation Friday. A source familiar with the matter described his departure as "amicable."
🇺🇸🇨🇳🇮🇷⚡️ — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, with President Trump's approval, has contacted China to urge Beijing to use its influence over Iran to help bring an end to the war, WaPo reports.
A U.S. official familiar with the matter said China has conveyed Washington's message to Tehran.
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🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — Saudi Aramco Tower in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District sustained damage from "falling debris" after Saudi-led coalition forces intercepted two missiles launched toward the capital by Yemen's Houthis (Ansarallah) this morning.
Shattered windows can be seen across several floors of the tower, one of Riyadh's tallest buildings.
Saudi authorities described the damage as limited.
🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — Iran’s IRGC Navy says three oil tankers attempting to use “unauthorized routes” through the Strait of Hormuz have suffered explosions and caught fire since early this morning.
The IRGC blamed the incidents on the vessels switching off their navigation systems and cooperating with U.S. forces.
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🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡️ — Saudi-led Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen announces intercepting two ballistic missiles above Riyadh, capital of KSA.
🇸🇦🇾🇪⚡️ — Two Ansarallah ballistic missiles were intercepted above Riyadh, capital of KSA.
🇸🇦⚡️ — Alerts in Najran Province have been lifted. No active alerts in KSA.
🇸🇦⚡️ — Alerts in Riyadh have been lifted.
🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — Alerts in Najran Province, southwestern KSA.
🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — Explosions heard in Riyadh, unclear if impacts or interceptions.
🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — Alerts in Riyadh City, capital of KSA.
🇺🇸⚡️ — Karoline Leavitt on the Press Secretary role:
There's a lot of qualified people who want the job and have been calling him and calling me for it…
🇺🇸⚡️ — Karoline Leavitt:
I've talked to Trump a few times since the results on Tuesday, and he is calm, cool, and collected about it.
I think he knew this was probably the likely outcome but tried anyway.
🇺🇸⚡️ — Karoline Leavitt:
I think the number one issue for voters was affordability, prices and inflation.
President Trump was tackling an inflation crisis from the previous Biden administration.
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🇦🇪🇮🇷⚡️ — UAE National Guard Command announces the UAE National Guard Coast Guard Group rescued all 22 people onboard a cargo ship on fire in the Gulf of Oman. All individuals are in stable condition.
Earlier, Iran's IRGC Navy announced an oil tanker had been struck in the Gulf of Oman.
🇸🇦⚡️ — Alerts in Abqaiq Governorate have been lifted after 7 minutes. No alerts active in KSA.
