🟡 | Regional developments | October 3, 2026 (+ve)

🇾🇪 Yemen • 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

Yemeni forces continued operations against Saudi positions. Missiles were launched from Sana’a toward Saudi positions, while reports indicated that aircraft were avoiding landing at King Khalid Airport in Riyadh and that civilian air operations at King Fahd Airport in Dammam had stopped. Taif Airport was also reported to have joined the list of closed Saudi airports, with civilian aircraft avoiding the airport’s airspace.

Yemeni forces were reported to have reached Adinah in the Jabal Habashi area west of Taiz city. Reports said fighting in Taiz Governorate was concentrated in the northern, southern, and eastern areas as well as the countryside surrounding Taiz city. Another report said Ansarullah forces continued advancing around Taiz and had taken control of several strategic highlands and mountain ranges in the area.

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

Smoke and flames were reported near an Aramco facility in Riyadh. Reuters, citing witnesses, reported a large cloud of smoke and flames rising in the vicinity of an Aramco facility in the Saudi capital.

🇮🇷 Iran • 🇮🇶 Iraq

The head of Iraq’s National Wisdom Movement, Sayyed Ammar al-Hakim, announced his solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran in confronting economic pressures.

🇮🇷 Iran • Strait of Hormuz

New explosions were reported in the Strait of Hormuz.

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