Places in this day's records
4 places · 1 event not on the map
Iran · King Khalid International Airport · Southern Lebanon · Yemen
8 October 2026
5 events recorded (1 confirmed), and 1 statement counted apart.
8 October 2026 in brief
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority said two missile attacks on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport killed three Saudi citizens, among them a Saudia captain, and wounded several people, while Saudi civil defence said debris damaged a kindergarten and clinic complex. [1] The Houthis said they hit the airport with cruise missiles, and Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki said the attacks "will not go unpunished" and that the coalition had destroyed 82 Houthi military targets, a figure that is its own. [1][2] The Israeli military said a captain was killed and three soldiers wounded when a Humvee overturned during operations in southern Lebanon. [1] The United States imposed sanctions on 22 tankers and dozens of individuals and companies linked to Iran's oil trade, gCaptain reported. [1] President Trump wrote that the US "will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the midterm elections", called talks with Iran "productive" and said the blockade would stay in "full force".
Said
President Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US "will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the midterm elections" on 3 November, that talks with Iran were "productive" and that the blockade would stay in "full force".
Government of the United States
8 Oct · to a mixed audience
Reported by The National
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King Khalid International Airport
Airfield · Saudi Arabia
A fixed site in this day's records.
Wikidata Q47157
Market
$130.18
Brent crude, per barrel
+83% on the average of the 30 days before the war ($70.95).
8 Oct · US Energy Information Administration
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Government of the United States: President Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US "will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the midterm elections" on 3 November, that talks with Iran were "productive" and that the blockade would stay in "full force".