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Iran · Riyadh Province · Saada Governorate · Tehran · United States
4 November 2026
14 events (2 confirmed) and 19 statements.
4 November 2026 in brief
In Yemen, the Houthi-run health ministry in Sanaa said a Saudi air strike on a home in Maqbana, Taiz, killed seven civilians, including two children, and that Saudi strikes in Saada's Sahar district killed a child, while Yemeni government officials and the Houthis blamed each other for a strike on a home in Hayfan, Taiz, that the Taiz Siege Affairs Office said killed three children and a woman. [1][2][3] The ICRC delivered four trucks of medical supplies to health facilities in Taiz City, its first delivery there since 23 September, and UN OCHA said the city was running out of basic goods because of access constraints. [1] Yemeni outlets citing local and medical sources said a Houthi ballistic missile hit a training camp for government recruits in al-Dhale, where Al-Jumhuriya TV, citing medical sources, put the toll at 14 killed, as Anadolu reported, and Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike on a motorcycle in Qabrikha killed one person, which the IDF said targeted two suspects observing its troops. [1][2] UKMTO said a tanker was struck by two unidentified projectiles about 50 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar, the IRGC said four tankers hit naval mines south of the Strait of Hormuz, and Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said a missile hit Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport; Brent crude fell below $100 a barrel for the first time since September, CBS News reported. [1][4] President Trump said it was "largely true" the Iran war had hurt Republicans and Vice President JD Vance wrote that "the reason we lost is the war", and Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said anyone expecting a shift in US policy after the midterms was "seriously mistaken"; the US Treasury sanctioned an India-based network it accuses of selling fraudulent registrations to ships carrying Iranian oil. [4]
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Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on X that a Houthi ballistic missile directly hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, causing significant damage, and told airlines to avoid Saudi airspace except over Mecca and Medina, Shafaq News and Siasat Daily reported. Saudi Arabia had made no public statement on the claim as of Wednesday evening, House of Saud reported.
Ansar Allah (the Houthis)
4 Nov · to a mixed audience
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Statements (19)
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Government of Iran: Parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X that "Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message", and warned Washington against ignoring the vote, ABC News and CBS News reported.
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Government of China: China's foreign ministry said avoiding a resumed conflict between Iran and the United States was a "top priority" and that Beijing's Middle East envoy would visit Iran, Oman and Saudi Arabia later this month, CBS News reported.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: The IRGC said in its public relations statement no. 20 that a 56th US MQ-9 drone had been shot down, Akharin Khabar and Eghtesad Online reported.
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Government of Lebanon: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, after meeting President Aoun, warned against dragging Lebanon into a new regional war, said decisions of war and peace belong to the state alone and condemned interference in the affairs of Arab countries, LBCI and CBS News reported.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: The IRGC said in its public relations statement no. 20 that four tankers on a route it had prohibited south of the Strait of Hormuz hit naval mines and were destroyed and still burning, and that two other vessels were stopped, The Times of Israel and Iranian media reported. It named no vessel, flag or cargo.
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Government of Iran: Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a written statement on his website and Telegram that anyone expecting a shift in US policy toward Iran after the US midterm elections was "seriously mistaken", and that if aggression were repeated it would take on much broader dimensions, ABC News and Al Jazeera reported.
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Israel Defense Forces: IDF chief of staff Lt Gen Eyal Zamir said during a situational assessment at Northern Command that any Hezbollah attempt to entrench itself and threaten northern Israel would be met "immediately and forcefully", according to an IDF statement carried by The Times of Israel and Israel National News.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on X that a Houthi ballistic missile directly hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, causing significant damage, and told airlines to avoid Saudi airspace except over Mecca and Medina, Shafaq News and Siasat Daily reported. Saudi Arabia had made no public statement on the claim as of Wednesday evening, House of Saud reported.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said there had been 104 Saudi strikes in 24 hours, Antiwar.com reported on 4 November.
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Government of Iran: Iran's permanent mission in Vienna accused IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi of a double standard, saying he voiced concern about Iran's 60% enriched stockpile but not about strikes on safeguarded sites, Mehr News Agency reported.
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Government of the United States: Vice President JD Vance wrote on X that "the reason we lost is the war", CBS News and Axios reported.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said Houthi forces targeted the Aqifa military camp in Najran with a ballistic missile, JawaPos and Euronews Arabic reported. No Saudi statement on Najran was found.
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Government of Iran: Mohsen Rezaei said Iran had handed Trump a strategic and political defeat, CBS News reported.
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: The IRGC said it shot down a US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island, which it called the 15th of the type, Press TV and CBS News reported. The US military did not comment, See News reported, carrying Anadolu.
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Government of Yemen (internationally recognised, Presidential Leadership Council): Yemeni government forces said in a statement on 4 November that troops backed by fighter jets and drones had pushed further into the al-Dahida mountain range in eastern al-Jawf, stormed Houthi fortifications and barracks and seized weapons and military equipment, a day after claiming control of the heights, Al Jazeera reported.
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Government of the United States: President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House ballroom site that it was "largely true" the Iran war had hurt Republicans through gas prices, and said he would do it again, CBS News and Business Standard reported.
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United Nations: UN OCHA said Taiz City was running out of basic goods because of access constraints, with prices up as much as fivefold, and that almost 310,000 had been displaced since early August, Xinhua reported.
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Government of Iraq: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, on the first visit to Bahrain by an Iraqi prime minister since 2003, said through his office that the two countries share a common security and favour dialogue over tension, The National reported.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said Houthi forces fired six ballistic missiles at what he called gatherings of Saudi enemy forces east of al-Jawf, leaving dozens dead and wounded, CBS News and 21sep.net reported. No Saudi or Yemeni government comment was found.