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A Moscow oil refinery in the southeast of the capital is in flames after a Ukrainian strike early Sunday, videos circulated on social media and shared on Telegram by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky show.
Ukraine says it used a newly developed ballistic missile in the attacks, which also targeted other parts of Russia.
Plumes of smoke rose over Moscow on Sunday morning after Ukraine's latest massed drone attack on the city in which a major oil refinery was among the targets.
The Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia, said they had fired a wave of missiles and drones at Riyadh, where residents reported explosions, and on Saudi oil facilities. Saudi Arabia has not commented on the claims.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen released a video on Wednesday claiming to have shot down a Saudi F-15 with a surface-to-air missile. If confirmed, it would be only the second time one of the American-built jets has been downed by hostile fire.
Saudi Arabia said it shot down a Houthi drone near Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, on Tuesday, drawing swift regional condemnation of the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group. Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led Coalition Forces, accused the group of targeting the city, saying it was the first time in almost a decade that the Houthis had targeted Mecca. 0:00 Do the Houthis have the capabilities to carry out the attack they're accused of? 2:47 Why Saudi Arabia has been able to contain the Houthis 4:30 The three options Saudi Arabia has against the Houthis 5:13 Are the Houthis the 'ace up the Iranians' sleeve'? Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Iran #warzone #News
American diplomats met over the weekend with Houthi representatives at the U.S. embassy in Oman and discussed tensions in the Red Sea, a regional source familiar with the issue confirmed. Why it matters: The meeting in Muscat, which was organized with the help of the Omani government, focused on maintaining a ceasefire between the U.S. and Houthis and guaranteeing that the Bab al-Mandeb Strait stays open, the source said. - The U.S. is in a delicate position, wanting to keep a vital shipping lane open without getting drawn into Saudi Arabia's battle in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthis. Washington has so far rejected Saudi requests to get involved militarily. - The State Department declined to comment. Driving the news: The source…
American diplomats met over the weekend with Houthi representatives at the U.S. embassy in Oman and discussed tensions in the Red Sea, a regional source familiar with the issue confirmed. Why it matters: The meeting in Muscat, which was organized with the help of the Omani government, focused on maintaining a ceasefire between the U.S. and Houthis and guaranteeing that the Bab al-Mandeb Strait stays open, the source said. - The U.S. is in a delicate position, wanting to keep a vital shipping lane open without getting drawn into Saudi Arabia's battle in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthis. Washington has so far rejected Saudi requests to get involved militarily. - The State Department declined to comment. Driving the news: The source…Open
The Iran-backed militia in Yemen made its claim hours after a Saudi-led military coalition accused it of firing a drone near the Muslim holy city.
The Russian drone strike that hit a train near Ukraine’s border with Poland as a group of former Western officials travelled out of the country is a clear escalation by Moscow. Ukraine’s railway network said it believes former CIA chief David Petraeus, former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and other dignitaries who were all nearby, either at the local railway station or on trains, were likely targeted. But, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says the attack shows “how desperate Putin has become” to break the resolve of Ukraine’s allies. This comes as a NATO fighter took down a drone in Lithuania. Ukraine blamed the incursion on Russia. 0:00 Trump blames Ukraine for high diesel prices 0:35 Russia strikes train near Ukraine-Poland…
Oil prices jumped and stock futures fell slightly on concerns that energy supplies from the Persian Gulf would be further diminished by a drone attack on a critical pipeline in Saudi Arabia.