Houthi spokesmen claimed the missile strike on Riyadh's King Khaled airport and Aramco facilities that Saudi authorities put at 12 dead and 309 wounded, including an American. Exile outlets tracked renewed explosions, diverted flights and closures spreading to Dammam, with Gulf markets falling, while Riyadh vowed response and intensified airstrikes on Yemen.
At sea, coverage split between a supertanker burning in Hormuz after hitting a mine — a second hit reported later — and CENTCOM saying US jets disabled a cargo ship leaving Iran for breaching the blockade, as Iranian commanders threatened further hits on enemy vessels and oil transit was reported down to 3.5 million barrels.
Washington-Tehran signaling hardened, with Trump warning of Iranian pre-election moves and weighing joining Saudi strikes, and Israeli outlets reporting Netanyahu convened a security consultation on Iran.