Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast

The Israeli army demolished on Tuesday the apartment of Farouq Ramadan in the West Bank village of Tell, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Houthi supporters attend a rally against the Saudi-led coalition in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman) In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, greets Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi at the start of their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP) Vehicles drive past a statue of a swinging boy at a square in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East. Full coverage can be found here .

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Scoop News DeskMideast · Published Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 8:46 AM UTCUpdated Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 6:07 AM UTC

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10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) This image taken from video broadcast by Al-Masirah TV, a Houthi-controlled news channel, shows an explosion at the Sanaa International Airport compound during what the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen said were several Saudi airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, July 13, 2026. (Al-Masirah TV via AP, File) Yemeni authorities said six people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while U.S. forces fired on a ship they said was trying to break a blockade of Iran’s ports. Central Command said the vessel had ignored warnings to stop, prompting an American helicopter to fire missiles into the engine room of the M/V Vela Nova, disabling the ship.

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