Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed they attacked Riyadh airport with a ballistic missile on Thursday.
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they → back → Thursday
A parked Saudia Airlines plane caught fire and was badly damaged, according to Reuters, which cited sources.
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which → park → sources
Air India and Lufthansa suspended flights to the Saudi capital.
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India → suspend → capital
Saudi Arabia has not commented on the latest claim, but said three people were killed in airport strikes earlier this week.
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people → comment → strikes
According to aviation analytics company Cirium, almost half of departures from the Riyadh airport had been cancelled by 1500 GMT yesterday, with 31 more cancellations expected for Friday in all Saudi airports.
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cancellations → accord → airports
Earlier, Donald Trump said the US will not attack Iran for almost a month as claimed “productive” discussions were taking place over ending the conflict.
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discussions → say → conflict
In a statement issued on Truth Social on Thursday evening, the US president wrote: “We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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We → issue → Iran
We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd.”
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We → attack → 3rd
‘Massive explosions’ reported in southern Strait of Hormuz
Iranian media reported “massive explosions” in the southern Strait of Hormuz.
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media → report → Hormuz
Fars news agency, citing unnamed military sources, said tankers using “unauthorised” routes may have hit sea mines.
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tankers → cite → mines
Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport
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Houthis → claim → airport
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed they struck Riyadh airport with a ballistic missile on Thursday, damaging a parked Saudi Airlines plane that caught fire.
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that → back → fire
Air India and Lufthansa suspended flights to the Saudi capital.
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India → suspend → capital
Saudi Arabia has not commented on the latest claim, but said three people were killed in strikes on Riyadh and Abha airports earlier this week.
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people → comment → airports
The Houthis say they are targeting Saudi Arabia because it supports Yemen’s internationally recognised government in the civil war.
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it → say → war
They have also threatened to strike Saudi energy facilities.
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They → threaten → facilities
USS Abraham Lincoln docks in San Diego after 10-month deployment in support of Iran war
The USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier that had been deployed for a record 265 days at sea and supported US operations in Iran, has docked in San Diego, California.
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that → dock → Diego
The carrier drew national attention following reports of stress among the crew and poor mental health, as well as supply shortages.
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carrier → draw → crew
Pentagon officials downplayed those reports.
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officials → downplay → reports
Trump defends his comments about Iran destroying US cities
President Donald Trump defended his comments about Iran destroying U.S. cities in a lengthy Truth Social post on Thursday afternoon.
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Iran → defend → afternoon
The president initially sparked backlash when, at a Monday rally in Nebraska, he said: “They could take out a city.
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They → spark → city
Let them take out Los Angeles; let them take out San Diego.
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them → let → Diego
The White House later denounced media coverage of those remarks, clarifying that he was addressing the threat a nuclear-armed Iran could pose.
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Iran → denounce → threat
“The Fake and Artificial News is out there trying to say that I’m inviting the enemy to bomb San Diego and Los Angeles,” Trump wrote on Thursday.
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Trump → try → Thursday
“In actuality, what I was talking about was that a temporary increase in the price of Gasoline is a small price to pay for Iran not having a Nuclear Weapon and, if you want to see a big price, can you imagine what it would be like if they bombed San Diego and/or Los Angeles?”
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they → talk → Diego
Trump swats away female journalist after she asks him to explain ‘take out’ LA and San Diego comment
President Donald Trump swatted away a question from a female reporter at the White House when she asked him to explain his comment about Iran “taking out” Los Angeles and San Diego.
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Iran → swat → Angeles
Addressing a rally crowd in Grand Island, Nebraska, Monday, the president had been discussing the Iran war driving up gas prices due to the blockading of the Strait of Hormuz, which he said was “a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe.”
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he → address → country
He then continued: “They can take out a city – let ’em take, let ’em take out Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego.
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’em → continue → Diego
That’s – this is a very small price to pay.”
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this → ’ → ?
Watch: Iran-backed groups target Riyadh airport with ballistic missiles
Trump says US will not attack Iran before 3 November
Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States is having productive discussions with Iran and will not launch an attack on the country before US midterm congressional elections in November.
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States → watch → November
"We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
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Trump → have → Social
He said the US blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect and that oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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oil → say → Hormuz
"We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd," Trump said.
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Trump → attack → 3rd
US military planes worth up to $3.3 billion now lost or damaged in Iran war, Congress report says
The U.S. military has seen 81 fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft worth as much as $3.3 billion damaged or destroyed in President Donald Trump’s war with Iran so far, according to a Congressional Research Service report.
Trump launched his Operation Epic Fury airstrikes against Tehran, in partnership with Israel, on February 28, since when it has seen airplanes, helicopters and drones hit in retaliatory strikes.
The total cited includes a costly F-35A fighter jet and a four-engine E-3 Sentry among the casualties, while MQ-9 Reaper drones, used for surveillance and search-and-rescue operations, account for more than half of the losses.
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drones → lose → losses
Iranian intelligence sets sights on US military bases in Germany, WiWo reports
US military installations in Germany, including Ramstein and Spangdahlem air bases, are being targeted by Iranian intelligence services amid concerns over potential covert attacks linked to the Iran conflict, news outlet WirtschaftsWoche reported on Thursday.
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installations → set → Thursday
Three weeks ago, Israel warned US and German partners of a potential threat, with concern focused on bases supporting American military operations and logistics linked to the conflict with Iran.
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concern → warn → Iran
The report cited several unnamed Western intelligence officials.
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report → cite → officials
The Iranian and Israeli embassies in Berlin did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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embassies → respond → comment
The German defence ministry declined comment.
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ministry → decline → comment
"It is inappropriate to discuss matters of intelligence, and we will not comment on specific threat reporting or force protection measures," a US European Command Spokesperson said.
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Spokesperson → discuss → reporting
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