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Wider areas: Eastern Province · Strait of Hormuz · Taiz Governorate
8 November 2026
10 events (2 confirmed) and 21 statements.
8 November 2026 in brief
Houthi-run health authorities in Sanaa put the toll of the strike on al-Shariya in Bani Hushaysh at 44 killed, including 21 children and 10 women, and 40 wounded, while Yemen's government-run Saba news agency said Houthi fire hit an ambulance southeast of Taiz and killed two civilians, and the Taiz siege affairs office said Houthi sniping and shelling wounded nine civilians. [2][3] An attack on the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan halted production, and the Kurdistan Regional Government's electricity ministry put the power lost at about 2,800 megawatts. [1] The UAE's National Guard said its coast guard rescued all 22 crew of a burning cargo ship in the Sea of Oman. [1] An Aramco building in Riyadh's financial district was damaged in an attack that Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed, and Saudi Arabia's energy ministry said no one was injured. [1] The IRGC Navy said three tankers exploded and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, naming no vessels or flags, and Iranian media reported explosions on Qeshm Island and gave conflicting causes. [1][2]
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Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said an air operation destroyed a ballistic missile launcher in Sanaa that he said was used in the attempted attack on the Eastern Province on 8 November, and that with two launchers in Saada three had now been destroyed, Khlaasa and Al Jazeera Arabic reported. No Houthi account of this strike was found.
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen
8 Nov · to a mixed audience
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Statements (21)
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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said the US overland task force called Iron Gate was wordplay that would stay on paper and that if Iranian vessels are targeted the IRGC will answer several times over.
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Government of Israel: Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said at a memorial ceremony that the mission against Iran is not complete and that Iran is trying to revive work on nuclear weapons, that Israel will not leave security zones in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, and that Hezbollah would suffer very severe blows if it joins an Iranian attack.
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Government of the United States: President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that Task Force Iron Gate is in full force and effect and that very little gets into or out of Iran, CBS News reported.
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Government of Yemen (internationally recognised, Presidential Leadership Council): Yemen's foreign ministry rejected an Iranian statement on Yemen and called on Tehran to stop arming the Houthis and withdraw its experts, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.
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US House Democrats: House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said he is firmly for an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whom he accuses of provoking a costly war of choice in Iran, European Pravda reported citing Bloomberg.
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Government of the United States: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US and Iran are not on the verge of a breakthrough and called Iranian demands unacceptable and in some cases outrageous, CBS News reported.
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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen: Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said an air operation destroyed a ballistic missile launcher in Sanaa that he said was used in the attempted attack on the Eastern Province on 8 November, and that with two launchers in Saada three had now been destroyed, Khlaasa and Al Jazeera Arabic reported. No Houthi account of this strike was found.
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Government of Iran: Iran's foreign ministry quoted foreign minister Abbas Araghchi as saying Iran would not go easy on American targets in the region, Al Jazeera reported.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): Houthi-run health authorities in Sanaa put the toll of the strike on al-Shariya in Bani Hushaysh at 44 killed, including 21 children and 10 women, and 40 wounded, Al-Masa Press reported.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): The Houthi-run foreign ministry in Sanaa demanded an independent international committee on the strike on al-Shariya in Bani Hushaysh and said it sent memoranda to the UN and rights bodies, Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni reported.
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Government of Syria: Syria's foreign ministry condemned the Houthi attacks on Riyadh, Arab News reported.
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Government of Iran: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on state television that mediators had not travelled in recent days, which he attributed to the US election result, CBS News reported.
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Government of Saudi Arabia: A Saudi energy ministry official said an attempted attack on an Aramco administrative building in Riyadh caused shrapnel and limited damage and no injuries, Arab News reported.
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Government of Iran: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on X that American voters had made their choice, that a two-day proposal stands, and that the alternative was war against what he called alert and battle-hardened warriors, Al Jazeera reported.
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Ansar Allah (the Houthis): Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said Houthi forces carried out four operations with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones on Riyadh's financial district, Riyadh airport, Aramco storage tanks and Abqaiq, in response to attacks near Sanaa and on a market, CBS News and AFP reported.
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Government of Qatar: Qatar condemned the Houthi attacks on Riyadh, Arab News reported, citing the Qatar News Agency.
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Government of Bahrain: Bahrain's foreign ministry condemned the Houthi attacks on Riyadh, Arab News and the Saudi Gazette reported.
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Government of Kuwait: Kuwait's foreign ministry condemned the Houthi attacks on Riyadh, the Saudi Gazette reported.
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Government of the United States: President Donald Trump told CNN that renewed strikes on Iran were highly unlikely if talks progress, that 38 bridges could be destroyed in an hour, and that Iran retains about 10 percent of its pre-war missile capacity and about 15 percent of its drone capacity, Al Jazeera and Latin Times reported.
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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen: Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said on X that two ballistic missile launchers in Saada, which he said the Houthis used in the attempt on Riyadh that day, were destroyed, Yemen Monitor and TASS reported. No Houthi account of these strikes was found.
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Government of Yemen (internationally recognised, Presidential Leadership Council): Yemeni government forces said Nation Shield forces took control of the Kahbub front, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. No Houthi account was found.
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