The U.S. has banned government employees working in Saudi Arabia from using airports in the country without special authorisation. It comes after a deadly Houthi strike on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed at least 13 people last week.
Britain's Foreign Office has advised against all but essential travel to Saudi Arabia following recent attacks by Yemen's Houthi movement, citing the deteriorating security situation in the kingdom.
The updated travel guidance comes amid escalating cross-border strikes targeting Saudi energy and aviation infrastructure.
Yemen's government says Houthi forces targeted the vicinity of Aden International Airport on Friday, marking the latest attack on the southern city amid escalating hostilities.
The Information Ministry said the strike hit an area near Badr Camp, while local media reported residents hearing two explosions in Aden. The Houthis did not immediately comment on the reports.
Germany will not tolerate Iran’s hostile activities, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Friday, warning that Europe is in Tehran’s sights.
The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on Friday it had intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile targeting the Saudi Red Sea city of Yanbu, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea and three drones in Saudi Arabia’s southern and Riyadh regions.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington may need to strike Pickaxe Mountain, a site linked to Iran’s nuclear programme, as part of efforts to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmax on Thursday night, Trump also ruled out using nuclear weapons in the war against Iran, which began in February with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.
Golf's Asian Tour has indefinitely postponed the Saudi International, while the Urban Cycling World Championships have been cancelled following a deadly attack on Riyadh's international airport.
The cycling championships were scheduled for 3–7 November, while the $5 million Saudi International was due to take place from 18–21 November.
Other events have also been disrupted. The Six Kings Slam tennis exhibition has been moved to December, while FIFA has postponed the FIFAe Finals 2026 in Jeddah indefinitely.
Despite the disruptions, organisers said preparations for the 2027 Asian Cup, scheduled for 7 January to 5 February, remain on track, with developments being closely monitored.
The Asian Tour cited logistical and organisational challenges, while cycling's governing body, the UCI, cancelled its event following a regional assessment. Australia had previously withdrawn its team over safety concerns.
Iran's navy has said it detected an oil tanker on fire as it attempted to cross a prohibited area east of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported
The navy described the tanker as “violating”, saying it had switched off its tracking systems. It gave no indication of what had caused the fire.
Iran has managed to export some liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and jet fuel since July despite a U.S. naval blockade, shipping intelligence showed and people involved in security said.
Tehran has in recent weeks been concealing such cargoes among a growing volume of ship-to-ship transfers by other Gulf producers off Oman, four people in maritime security who track Gulf oil movements said.
Analysis by U.S. advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, which monitors Iran-related tanker traffic using ship and satellite tracking, shows at least eight gas tankers carrying Iranian LPG have left the Gulf of Oman since mid-July.
Another tanker carrying Iranian jet fuel reached Myanmar in September, additional satellite imagery and analysis by maritime intelligence group SynMax shows.
Yemen's internationally recognised government has carried out strikes on military sites belonging to the Houthis, the country's Minister of Information Moammar Al-Eryani has said in a post on X, citing a spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces.
He said the strikes dismantled the Iran-backed militants' "hostile capabilities," and helped "eliminate sources of threat."
Nations facing "illegal sanctions or military aggression," mustn't be obliged to suffer the significant environmental impacts caused by wars and embargoes, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has said.
Speaking at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Yerevan, Armenia, Pezeshkian called the international community to establish mechanisms to safeguard biodiversity during conflicts, according to a summary of his remarks posted on the Iranian government's X account.
Pakistan and Iran are expected to hold fresh consultations on regional peace efforts in Baghdad on 17–18 October, on the sidelines of the 52nd session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s Council of Foreign Ministers. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to attend the meeting, alongside foreign ministers from Pakistan, Türkiye and Egypt. Iranian state news agency IRNA reported that the consultations would take place amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict and rising regional tensions. Pakistan has been involved in diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a post on X on Thursday night that the British government could not hide its destructive role in the ongoing instability in West Asia by shifting blame and distorting facts.
Responding to remarks by British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who described Iran’s defensive actions as “aggression”, Baghaei wrote:
“For the UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to portray Iran as the 'aggressor' after two rounds of unlawful aggression against it in just nine months, even as it pursued negotiations, is a grotesque reversal of victim and aggressor. It marks yet another low in the UK’s long record of hostile campaigns against Iran.”
The Asian Tour indefinitely postponed its season-ending Saudi International on Friday following a deadly attack on Riyadh's international airport, with the tournament scheduled for next month.
The Asian Tour said the decision followed an assessment of organisational and logistical challenges involved in hosting the event.
“The decision to postpone was taken following an assessment of the organisational and logistical challenges associated with hosting the tournament and ensuring the event is delivered to a standard befitting its international stature,” an Asian Tour statement said.
The $5 million tournament, sponsored by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), was due to take place at Riyadh Golf Club from November 18 to 21.
Asian Tour Commissioner Cho Minn Thant described the Saudi International as one of the tour's most important events and expressed hope that players would return to Riyadh in the future.
The Asian Cup remains on track to take place in Saudi Arabia early next year, local organisers said on Friday, despite uncertainty over sporting events in the kingdom following recent attacks.
A strike on Riyadh's international airport last Saturday killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300, with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement claiming responsibility for the deadliest attack in Saudi Arabia in more than a decade.
Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, President of the Asian Football Confederation, which manages the football tournament, said earlier this week that a postponement until 2028 was possible if necessary.
However, the local Saudi organisers said they were still set on the original 7 January to 5 February schedule.
“Preparations across all organisational and operational areas are progressing according to the approved schedule, including work on venues, facilities and supporting services,” the Local Organising Committee said in a statement.
Yemen's Houthis fired missiles at the country's presidential palace complex in the southern city of Aden on Thursday, killing five people, the country's internationally recognised government said.
Yemen's Prime Minister and cabinet members were safe following the attack, Yemeni Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said. Witnesses said they heard loud booms near the palace.
Aden's Al-Maashiq palace is the seat of Yemen's Saudi-backed and internationally recognised government.
Yemen's Health Minister Qasim Buhaibeh said that in addition to the fatalities, 16 people were injured. The casualties included guards and civilian employees.
Houthi Military Spokesperson Yahya Saree said its fighters had bombed what he described as the Saudi military operations headquarters in Aden, as part of the group's declared policy of targeting “Saudi reinforcements wherever they were located.”
U.S. government employees in Saudi Arabia have been banned from using the country’s airports without special authorisation, the American embassy in Riyadh has said.
The enhanced security measure comes after a Houthi strike on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport killed at least 13 people last week.
The embassy advised U.S. citizens planning to travel through Saudi airports to take “extreme caution.”
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