Egypt's National Defence Council, chaired by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, on Sunday 18 October approved providing all necessary aid to Saudi Arabia against attacks by the Houthis, allies of the Islamic Republic.
Majed al-Ansari, spokesman for Qatar's Foreign Ministry, called the Islamic Republic's attack on the Gulf states a political decision taken at the highest level of the government and born of desperation.
Under a deal with Saudi Arabia, the UAE resumes payments to anti-Houthi forces in southern Yemen while Riyadh provides air cover; a step against the advance of the Houthis, allies of the Islamic Republic.
In the early hours of Sunday, 18 October, the Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles from the Houthis, allies of the Islamic Republic, and a drone heading for Riyadh.
Yemeni Foreign Minister Afrah al-Zouba rejected the Islamic Republic's offer to mediate, saying Tehran stands on one side of the war against Yemenis and cannot be a mediator.
An ammunition depot at the Hashd al-Shaabi headquarters in eastern Baghdad exploded on Saturday, 17 October; Hashd al-Shaabi blamed decayed munitions, and reports on casualties conflict.
At the Baghdad summit, with Abbas Araghchi present, the secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation called the Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia "criminal" and condemned them.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi asked parliament to meet in an emergency session and authorise him to answer any Saudi request for defensive help against the Houthis.
US Vice President JD Vance hinted at a disagreement with Donald Trump over the war with the Islamic Republic, adding that the final decision rests with the president.
Benjamin Netanyahu said the only way to confront the Islamic Republic is to remove this regime that has taken the Iranian people hostage; a long process, both military and economic.
Lebanon's Hezbollah, a proxy group of the Islamic Republic, has asked Lebanese security forces to hand back explosives seized from a truck on the Bekaa-to-Beirut route.
Baraa Shaban, a Yemeni researcher in London, says the Islamic Republic cultivated the Houthis for years through Hezbollah and the IRGC in order to open a second front of the war.
The Saudi-led coalition reported an attack on the Houthis' maritime arms-smuggling network in Yemen's Hodeidah; the Houthis are allies of the Islamic Republic. Britain has raised its travel warning for Saudi Arabia.
Yemen's government said the Houthis, allies of the Islamic Republic, fired two missiles at Aden airport on Friday; they landed 500 metres from a plane preparing for takeoff.
Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesman for the Islamic Republic's foreign ministry, rejected Saudi Arabia's accusation about Tehran's role in the Houthi attacks and offered to mediate.
A joint report by CSIS and the George W. Bush Institute shows the Islamic Republic's Shahed drone is being produced at Russia's Alabuga plant using the labor of teenagers and deceived workers.
Yemen's health minister said the missile and drone attack by the Houthis, allies of the Islamic Republic, on the Maashiq palace in Aden killed five people and wounded 16.
The Houthis, allies of the Islamic Republic, targeted Maashiq Palace, the seat of Yemen's government in Aden, with missiles and drones on Thursday 15 October; two guards were killed.
Alicia Kearns, Britain's shadow home secretary, reported the UK branch of HispanTV, the Spanish-language network of the Islamic Republic's state broadcaster, to London police.
The Saudi-led coalition said 20 Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport since 1 October have killed at least 17 people and that the escalation is encouraged by the Islamic Republic.
