🌆 COMBATE Evening Roundup | October 11, 2026
• Yemeni missile kills 12 at Riyadh airport — A ballistic missile struck Terminal 3 of King Khalid International, killing 12, one of them American, and wounding 309, Saudi authorities said. Flights were halted and the US, Germany, Canada and Spain warned citizens away. Ansar Allah called it reprisal for Saudi strikes on civilian sites; blasts were also reported at Dammam and Jeddah airports.
• Trump: US may join Saudi war on Yemen — Trump said he would "look at" joining Riyadh's campaign after the Riyadh strike. At a Tennessee rally he mocked Iranian officials — "We will kill everyone. Everyone." — and imitated "Praise be to Allah" chants.
• Supertanker ablaze after mine strike in Hormuz — The IRGC Navy said a crude carrier leaving via an unauthorized route with transponders off struck a sea mine and is burning; the UAE said its tanker's 22 Asian crew were rescued. UKMTO warned ships off Ras al-Khaimah to leave.
• Trump: Ukraine needs a new president — He accused Zelensky of refusing to end the war; Axios and the FT report US envoys threatened to cut intelligence sharing over strikes on Russian refineries. Kiev's delegation canceled follow-up Miami talks after the diesel deal.
• Energy chiefs warn of $200 oil with Hormuz shut — Chevron's CEO said oil delivered to Asia costs about $150 a barrel, with Brent futures above $104. Satellite images show the strait's Omani corridor fully evacuated; Iran has hit or turned back 20+ tankers in two weeks.
• Yemeni forces advance on Taiz; Saudi troops surrender — Fighters took the heights at Taiz's western gate; Saudi-backed units laid down arms in three districts. Saudi jets struck Sanaa airport four times; Yemen says 259 people, mostly women and children, were killed or wounded since September 3.
• Israel rules out strike on Iran before October 27 vote — A senior official told Channel 12 no attack will come before the Knesset elections; Maariv reported Washington pressed Israel to strike unilaterally to spare itself midterm fallout.
• EU readies "harshest" Russia sanctions as US eases — Brussels is preparing its toughest package yet and studying use of €200 billion in frozen Russian assets for Ukraine; its draft budget cuts €159 billion but spares a €100 billion Ukraine reserve.
• Russia hits Kiev data center and Odessa-bound arms ship — The Defense Ministry said it struck a facility processing military intelligence. Attacks on Zaporizhzhia killed at least 15, including three children; Ukraine hit the Samara pumping station for a third time.
• Abbas delays Palestinian elections to September 2027 — He cited Israel's refusal to allow voting in Jerusalem and Gaza; Hamas said the delay must lead to national dialogue.
• Hurricane Isaías shuts 69% of US Gulf oil output — More than 100 platforms were evacuated; some 874,000 customers lost power and two people died.
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