MI5 chief: Islamic Republic has targeted British military bases
MI5 chief Ken McCallum said the Islamic Republic has turned this year to harder targets such as British military bases, and that the Fairford base plot was not an exception.
MI5 chief Ken McCallum said the Islamic Republic has turned this year to harder targets such as British military bases, and that the Fairford base plot was not an exception.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, told the country's Shura Council that the Islamic Republic's attack was a flagrant violation of Qatar's sovereignty and that the security of the Persian Gulf states is not negotiable.
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh will stay closed until Saturday after a third consecutive night of attacks by the Houthis, allies of the Islamic Republic; Saudi Arabia had issued no public warnings before these attacks.
Yemen's internationally recognized government says it arrested 18 members of a Houthi network in Lahij, claiming experts from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Lebanon's Hezbollah trained them.
The death toll from two Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport has reached 14; the US, Britain and Australia have issued warnings about travel to Saudi Arabia, and the Houthis spoke of an attack on Aramco.
Benjamin Netanyahu met Israel Katz and senior Israeli security officials in Tel Aviv on Sunday evening, 11 October, to discuss the Islamic Republic, Gaza and Lebanon.
The Houthis, allies of the Islamic Republic, targeted King Fahd airport in Dammam; the death toll from the attack on Riyadh airport has risen to 13, including an American.
By adding two non-combat deaths, the Pentagon raised the official toll of US troops killed in the war with the Islamic Republic from 19 to 21; more than 860 service members have also been wounded.
The Kremlin said that in a phone call with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin relayed the Islamic Republic's view on ending the war, in coordination with Masoud Pezeshkian.
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said the Najran and Jizan airports were hit on Monday and three people were injured; the Houthis also claim to have attacked Riyadh airport.
The United States, Argentina, Canada and seven other countries condemned in a joint statement the terrorist activities of the Islamic Republic and its proxies in the Western Hemisphere.
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey agreed in Riyadh on Monday, 5 October, to implement the Mecca defence pact and rapidly deploy military forces in Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks.
Yemeni government forces, backed by air support from the Saudi-led coalition, announced on Monday, 5 October, that they had retaken the strategic Red Sea port of Mokha from the Islamic Republic-backed Houthis and advanced around the Bab al-Mandeb strait.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations centre (UKMTO) said on Sunday, 4 October, that a tanker about 60 nautical miles south of the port of Mocha in Yemen had reported several explosions nearby; at the same time, the Yemeni government has launched a large-scale operation against the Houthis.
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered an investigation after images emerged of Hashd al-Shaabi vehicles driving over US and Israeli flags during a “Sovereignty Day” parade in Baghdad, and Iraqi officials announced that those responsible had been arrested.
Two Iranian men in Britain have been charged with preparing an act of terrorism. According to the prosecutor, acting on the orders of a person believed to be in Iran, they had scouted Heaton Park synagogue and the Manchester Jewish Museum for an attack with a homemade chlorine bomb.
As the war in Yemen widens, the Islamic Republic-backed Houthis said they had carried out a missile and drone attack on Aramco facilities in Riyadh. The United Arab Emirates also cancelled all flights by Iranian airlines until further notice.