One Pakistani national was killed and 11 others injured in a fresh attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Sunday, according to Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority. Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport was also hit.
The latest attacks followed a Houthi assault on Riyadh airport on Saturday that killed at least 12 people and injured more than 300. The airport remained closed on Sunday.
Saudi-led coalition forces also intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Eastern Province.
Tanker attack off Oman leaves two Indians missing
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reclassified an incident involving a tanker near the Sohar anchorage in Oman as an attack after confirming the vessel had been struck by a drone.
Local authorities were assisting the crew’s evacuation. The extent of the damage and any environmental impact remained unknown.
India said two Indian nationals were missing from the MT Petro Dolphin and condemned attacks on commercial vessels.
Iran reports mine strikes in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said three tankers had struck naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. It alleged that a tanker carrying 750,000 barrels of crude oil hit a mine and caught fire after attempting to use an “unauthorised route”.
The IRGC warned that vessels switching off their navigation systems would be treated as hostile.
Tehran signals conditions for renewed negotiations
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Washington had accepted some of Tehran’s seven conditions for an agreement, but described the US response as inadequate.
Iran has proposed reopening the Strait of Hormuz and resuming negotiations if its conditions are met, including an end to the US naval blockade and restrictions on Iranian oil sales.
Iran offers to mediate between Saudi Arabia and Houthis
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discussed regional tensions with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan. Tehran offered to help facilitate dialogue between Riyadh and the Houthis.
The Iranian government said regional crises had no military solution.
US reinforces regional deployment as warnings grow
A third US aircraft carrier strike group and an additional Marine expeditionary unit were heading to the Middle East, with their arrival expected in November. The IRGC responded to the deployment by posting: “We are waiting.”
US Senator Chris Murphy warned that the war was “spiralling out of control” after visiting Qatar and Saudi Arabia. He argued that further US military action against the Houthis could increase the danger.
UK updates travel warning for Saudi Arabia
The United Kingdom advised against all but essential travel to Jeddah and Dammam, and against travel to all Saudi airports except Medina. It warned that further attacks on airports were “very likely”.
Turkiye condemned repeated Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport.
Saudi business events to proceed despite attacks
Saudi Arabia’s World Petroleum Congress and Future Investment Initiative are set to proceed despite the attacks.
Separately, Yemen’s internationally recognized government claimed its forces had carried out 1,732 operations targeting Houthi sites and killed more than 900 people. Al Jazeera said it could not independently verify the figures.
