7:14 AM Iran says cargo ship sinks after hitting naval mine in Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday that a cargo ship had sunk after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz. It is the first time Iran has reported a ship sinking after hitting a mine during the war. There were few details, even about the fate of the crew. Iranian state television cited an IRGC statement that said the ship was traveling along what Iran considers an illegal and dangerous route – likely the sea routes the United States has urged ships to use, near the coast of Oman – when it struck the mine on Wednesday morning. He said the ship was carrying 2,500 containers when it first caught fire. Iran has repeatedly warned ships not to attempt to cross the strait without its approval. In late August, President Trump declared the strait free of sea mines, saying that U.S. forces had “totally cleared the strait of mines… Any ship that comes through with a mine, we take it out.” There was no immediate verification of the sinking or any report from the UK Maritime Trade Operations monitor. CBS/AP 6:57 AM Houthis warn attacks on Saudi airports, oil infrastructure will continue Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said Wednesday they would continue attacking Saudi Arabia’s international airport and oil infrastructure in the coming days. In a televised statement, Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said the attacks were “in response to the treacherous Saudi aggression against the capital Sanaa and the free governorates” and part of the group’s “deterrence operations against the Saudi aggressor.” Saree also warned international shipping companies, civilians and employees working at the attacked airports and businesses to “stay away from them and evacuate them immediately” as they would be considered legitimate targets. 6:29 AM Saudis say another Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh was intercepted A spokesman for Saudi-led coalition forces said Wednesday that they had intercepted an attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militia. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said in a post on X that a ballistic missile “launched by the Houthi terrorist militia towards Riyadh has been intercepted and destroyed.” Previously, residents in the Saudi capital had reported hearing explosions. 6:29 AM Residents in the capital of Saudi Arabia say they have heard new explosions in Riyadh. Residents in the capital of Saudi Arabia say they heard new explosions in Riyadh. The residents spoke on condition of anonymity for their safety. One lives in the north of Riyadh, where King Khalid International Airport is located. The origin of the explosions was not immediately clear. The Saudi civil defense reported warnings of airstrikes in Riyadh and Kharj province, southeast of the capital. Kharj is home to the state-owned Military Industries Corporation and the Prince Sultan Air Base. Riyadh airport has been the target of deadly attacks several times over the past week. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen have claimed responsibility. 6:29 AM Missiles intercepted over Riyadh injured at least 4 people, officials say Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense said debris from two intercepted Houthi missiles fell on residential areas in Riyadh on Tuesday, injuring four people and damaging 15 homes. The Saudi State Press Agency reported that the injured included two women, a man and a child. Images released by Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense showed broken windows caused by what it said was falling shrapnel. CBS/AP 6:29 AM Fire reported in building at Aramco complex targeted by Houthis, Saudi officials say Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said Tuesday that a limited fire broke out in an administrative building at Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil facilities, which was attacked in the country’s Eastern Province. The ministry said no injuries were reported. The attack comes as the Iran-backed Houthis and the Saudi coalition traded attacks on Tuesday night. It marks a new escalation in the growing Middle East crisis and came shortly after the Saudi coalition reported a series of incoming missile alerts heading for the country’s Eastern Province, a major oil-producing region, and the capital Riyadh. 6:29 Saudi-led forces confirm attacks on Yemen oil fields The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-backed Houthis confirmed it attacked oil fields across western Yemen on Tuesday, including the capital Sanaa, in response to the deadliest attack on the kingdom’s soil in years. Shortly afterward, explosions were heard in the Saudi capital Riyadh and at a facility of oil giant Aramco in eastern Saudi Arabia, witnesses and journalists told AFP. Sanaa and the western provinces of Dhamar and Saada attacked facilities used to “supply the war effort” of the Houthis to “threaten the kingdom, Yemen, the southern Red Sea and waterways,” coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki wrote in X. An AFP correspondent in Sana’a reported an explosion, while a breaking news alert on the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah television channel earlier said a “Saudi aggression” targeted the oil company.
