25 October 2026

25 October 2026 in brief

Saudi Civil Defence said debris from intercepted missiles injured two people and damaged three homes in the south and that shrapnel fell in Mecca province, as the Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting a barrage that included 10 ballistic missiles fired toward the south. ^[1] Sri Lanka's foreign ministry said it coordinated the rescue of 40 Iranian sailors from several commercial ships in international waters and their return to Iran. ^[1] The Shabwa governor's office said security forces arrested 13 alleged members of a Houthi cell and seized a lorry of sea-smuggled weapons, and The National put the toll from the 19 October missile strike on the province's training camp at 77. ^[1] Iran's army said its air defences destroyed a US drone over Bandar Abbas, Tasnim reported, a claim not independently verified. ^[1] US Central Command said more than 3,000 commercial vessels had transited the Strait of Hormuz with its support over six months and that it had helped Gulf countries export more than 1.5 billion barrels of oil since June. ^[1]

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