West Asia

The US Embassy urged citizens to monitor security alerts and check flight status as attacks affected airport operations.

The Airbus A320, carrying 51 passengers and six crew members, was escorted by a Bulgarian fighter jet after a crew member reported receiving a bomb threat.

President Joseph Aoun said a Lebanese military delegation will attend talks in Tampa on October 20, as Beirut seeks an immediate end to Israeli military escalation.

An oil tanker carrying 15 Indians was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, while a chemical tanker with nine Indian crew members was struck by a drone in Romania.

A renewed Houthi siege has disrupted access to food, fuel and humanitarian supplies in Yemen’s Taiz, where more than 600,000 people depend on aid.

India condemned attacks on commercial shipping, seafarers and civilian infrastructure at the UN Security Council, urging immediate de-escalation.

Indians have been urged to remain indoors during aerial attacks as strikes target civilian infrastructure and flight services face disruptions.

Two vessels sank after projectile strikes near the strategic waterway, while US War Secretary Pete Hegseth repeated that Iran will never have nuclear weapons.

A report says the Iran-backed group is seeking parts from Chinese suppliers to develop an advanced ballistic missile system, as fighting cuts off food assistance to 800,000 people.

IndiGo, Air India Express, Air India and Akasa Air announced cancellation of services.

Yemen’s government says its military operation against the Houthis is advancing with Saudi support, as fighting intensifies near Taiz and strikes target Sanaa and Saudi Arabia.

The IRGC Navy said the vessel caught fire after ignoring warnings, as two Indian nationals remain missing following a drone attack on MT Petro Dolphin off Oman.

Yemeni military spokesperson Majeed al-Nuzaili said government forces had conducted 1,879 “targeting operations” against Houthis.