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Iran live updates: Saudi Arabia says 2 of its airports were damaged in overnight strikes

PHOTO: Houthi military release drone footage of drone strikes on vehicles and troops on the south coast highway, near Al Bahiya, Lahij Governorate, Yemen in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on October 5, 2026.
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Trump rejects Iran’s latest ceasefire proposal
By David Brennan, Nadine El-Bawab
Last Updated: October 8, 2026, 4:43 PM

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.

Those talks broke down as the U.S. and Iran continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz as the primary flashpoint. Trump then said in August that the U.S. would launch a "crushing economic operation" to force Tehran into submission.

Key Headlines

  • Saudi-backed Yemeni Armed Forces claim to have gained back control of key area around Red Sea Waterway
  • Saudi Arabia says 2 of its airports were damaged in overnight strikes
  • Trumps reportedly says Iran bombing resumption 'possible'
Here's how the news is developing.

Oct 08, 2026 4:43 PM

Saudi-backed Yemeni Armed Forces claim to have gained back control of key area around Red Sea Waterway

A military spokesperson for the Saudi-backed Yemeni Armed Forces claimed it has gained back control of the key area surrounding Red Sea waterway and the Bab Al Mandab.

The Houthis refute these claims and insist they have "forced them to retreat without making any gains."


This is a disputed conflict zone with a daily battle underway, it's hard to say who has actual control of the area, it is clear that there is an information war underway with both sides claiming to have control to this key geographic point.

Mocha (Al-Mukha) is an important entry point and strategic port city to the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a crucial maritime chokepoint connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Suez Canal.

-ABC News' Desiree Adib


Oct 08, 2026 4:43 PM

Saudi Arabia says 2 of its airports were damaged in overnight strikes

Two Saudi Arabian airports in the cities of Jazan and Najran were targeted in ‌two overnight strikes Monday evening, injuring three people and causing material damage, the Saudi aviation authority said on Tuesday.

The attacks came after Saudi Arabia and its allies in Yemen’s internationally recognized government launched a military campaign to reclaim Houthi-controlled territory.

Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said it was assessing the damage at the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Airport and Najran International Airport and taking measures to ensure the safety of passengers and staff and the security of the kingdom's civil aviation system.

Saudi Arabia did not identify who was responsible for the attacks, but this follows a Houthi announcement of attacks on Saudi oil facilities, airports and military bases on Monday.


Oct 01, 2026 11:09 AM

Trumps reportedly says Iran bombing resumption 'possible'

President Donald Trump doubled down on his threats to "annihilate" Iran, reportedly telling Time Magazine that it's "possible" that the U.S. would resume attacks on the country after the U.S. midterms.

PHOTO: President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Washington.
Alex Brandon/AP Photo
President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, in Washington.
Alex Brandon/AP Photo

Asked during an interview with the magazine, which was published early Thursday, how he can call himself the president of "peace" while also threatening to destroy Iran, Trump argued that "annihilating" the country would create global peace.

"Because by annihilating Iran, we've created peace in the world," Trump said, according to a transcript published by Time. "With Iran, I don't think you could ever have peace."

-ABC News' Devin Garbitt



Sep 30, 2026 7:57 PM

Trump says Iran war will be quickly won 'one way or the other'

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, "We're going to have that war won very quickly, one way or the other."

PHOTO: President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an announcement in the Oval Office at the White House, September 28, 2026 in Washington.
Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during an announcement in the Oval Office at the White House, September 28, 2026 in Washington.
Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images


"We lost 18," he said, referring to the number of U.S. servicemembers who have died in the war with Iran. "And we have very soon, you'll see things happening very soon."

"But we have a nation that's been virtually destroyed -- their economy is no good, they have 300%-plus inflation. Their Navy is gone, their Air force is gone, their anti-aircraft equipment is gone," Trump said.

He said the U.S. has "virtually total control of the Hormuz Strait."

"And in fact, in the last three days, more oil has come out of the Hormuz Strait than at any time in the history of the Hormuz Strait,” Trump claimed.

-ABC News’ Emily Chang


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