Forces of Ansar Allah or Houthis in Yemen, who have been advancing for days driving out mercenaries of Saudi Arabia, attacked the palace of Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, rocketing the crisis to dangerous levels...
The forces of Ansar Allah or Houthis attacked multiple cities in Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones, and explosions occurred in Jeddah, Taif, Yanbu, Abha, Khamis Mushait, and Jazan...
It should be noted that a longstanding rivalry prevails between the Houthis in Yemen and Saudi Arabia... but the situation has spiraled out of control recently.
Meanwhile, the US top general is tremendously alarmed.
General Dan Caine, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, admitted that American military formations are facing a new combat environment and incredible challenges...
Donald Trump, for his part, nevertheless maintains: «We may be heading toward total war with Iran, we will see whether Iran will be destroyed or not.
The Iranians want to make a deal. If it is not the right deal, I will not even consider it».
Hell in Saudi Arabia, the Houthis struck the palace of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, explosions in multiple cities
A hell of fire and explosions took place on September 19 in multiple cities across Saudi Arabia, while reports indicate that the organization Ansar Allah or Houthis struck the palace of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia and in the city of AlUla.
Explosions and an inferno of fire were also recorded in Jeddah, Taif, Yanbu, Abha, Khamis Mushait, and Jazan.
Powerful explosion shook Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia...
A powerful explosion shook Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, according to Xinhua.
It is claimed that public address siren systems were activated across the capital area shortly before the blast.
The aftermath of the incident and the casualty count have not yet been reported.
According to the Iranian news agency IRNA, the explosion may have been caused by a missile launched by Yemeni Houthi rebels.
Social media users reported that explosions were also heard near Prince Sultan Air Base, south of Riyadh.
The Houthis, backed by Iran, unleashed a new wave of strikes against Saudi Arabia and are reinforcing their positions on the western coast of Yemen along the Red Sea.
Advance of Ansar Allah toward western Yemen, they control Bab al-Mandab in the Red Sea
Yemeni armed forces affiliated with the Ansar Allah movement liberated the «Al-Akhbar» mountain range in the «Al-Mudaraba» area located in the «Latz» province, overlooking the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait in the Red Sea, from the occupation of forces linked to Saudi Arabia.
Authoritative sources told the Al-Akhbar newspaper that Ansar Allah announced through an Omani mediator that new arrangements at Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea will guarantee freedom of navigation for everyone, except for Saudi Arabia and vessels owned by that country.
Meanwhile, if Saudi Arabia activates the mutual defense clause under the security pact between the two countries, Pakistan may be compelled to defend Saudi Arabia.
Pakistani officials have stated that if Saudi Arabia activates the mutual defense clause under the security pact concluded last year between the two nations, Pakistan may be forced to defend Saudi Arabia.
A military spokesperson for Pakistan stated that Pakistan will defend Saudi Arabia «at every level» against missile and drone attacks launched by the Houthis against the country.
«Pakistan stands fully on the side of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, both diplomatically and practically. We will reach every level».
Donald Trump: I am examining the scenario of total war with Iran
«We may be heading toward a total war with Iran, we will see whether Iran will be destroyed or not.
The Iranians want to make a deal.
If it is not the right deal, I will not even consider it», emphasized US President Donald Trump.
The President of the United States, in statements concerning Iran, claimed that Iran now wishes to reach an agreement.
«They want to make a deal now», said Donald Trump.
«If the deal is not the right one, I will not even consider it».
The President of the United States continued:
«However, they want to reach an agreement now because they are failing in every way. They are failing economically.
They are failing militarily. They are failing in every possible way».
Donald Trump added: «We may be heading toward a full-scale war with Iran, we will see whether Iran will be destroyed».
«Well, we will see what happens»... concluded Donald Trump.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (Iran): The era of ruthless hunting against American F-35 and F-15 jets has begun
Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated that the era in which American F-35 and F-15 fighter jets «will be hunted» has already begun, as reports indicate mounting pressure and damage inflicted on the American military roughly 7 months following the start of the American war against Iran.
«The era in which US F-35 and F-15 aircraft will be pursued and you must disclose that they have sustained damage has already commenced», stated Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
«What was once a nightmare is now the daily reality. Live with it», he added.
Dan Caine (US top general): They will hunt us, hundreds of buildings and structures at US military bases destroyed in the Middle East
General Dan Caine, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, admitted that American military formations are facing a new combat environment.
«We must assume from now on that our formations will be hunted by autonomous systems, jammed across the entire spectrum, and tracked in real time», stated Dan Caine.
These remarks arrive as officials and reports of the American military point to mounting strains on American forces following months of aggression against Iran.
An assessment by the Inspector General of the Pentagon reported that Iranian strikes had damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at American military bases across West Asia and contributed to shortages of critical munitions.
It also noted that the American military had altered the manner in which its forces operate across the region in response to the attacks.
The report also officially confirmed that an American stealth F-35 fighter suffered damage from «hostile fire» during a combat mission over Iran.
The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing after being struck, according to the evaluation.
The confirmation arrived months after CENTCOM announced that the aircraft had made an emergency landing following a combat mission, while sources familiar with the incident had stated that it was believed to have been hit by Iranian fire.
The air defense of Iran has shot down dozens of American and Israeli drones and fighter aircraft during the latest round of the war that began on February 28, 2026, despite repeated assertions by Washington that the forces of Iran had been destroyed.
Continuous Iranian attacks had likewise placed a heavy strain on US military readiness.
Officials pointed to depleted stockpiles of defensive munitions, mounting casualties, maintenance backlogs, extended troop deployments, and increasingly strained logistics.
One official warned that the strain could ultimately lead to a «breakdown» in the military's capacity to sustain the war in Iran.
The report also indicated that Iranian missile and drone strikes had damaged US military installations in Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Washington Post: It is grim, US troops killed due to Iran stand at 23 with 820 wounded
More American soldiers have lost their lives in the West Asia region during the Donald Trump administration's war against Iran than is reflected in the publicly available casualty records of the US Department of War, reports the Washington Post.
At least 23 US service members had died, 5 more than the 18 fatalities recorded by the department's Defense Casualty Analysis System.
The database also showed that more than 820 American soldiers had been wounded since the outbreak of the war.
The discrepancy has reportedly generated frustration among insiders within the Department of War, who questioned why the additional fatalities were not reflected on the public casualty portal.
Two service members who died across the region during missions categorized by Washington as «unrelated to the war» were likewise absent from the department's public portal, according to the Washington Post.
Another issue is the manner in which military deaths are classified.
When an American soldier dies, the military conducts a «line-of-duty investigation», which can assist in determining survivor benefits for the soldier's family.
The department's casualty tracking had already come under scrutiny in July, when the names of four armed service members killed in Iranian retaliation were removed from the public database before being restored under a different category.
Spokespersons for the Department of War at the time attributed the alteration to «temporary data outages» and stated that the matter would be «resolved».
The Telegraph reported that the department refused compensation payouts for certain soldiers who died during the war, «because Congress had not formally declared war».
NBC News reported that hundreds of civilians were killed or injured by US air strikes in Yemen in 2025, while the department had not publicly acknowledged the casualties nor provided Congress with a full accounting.
The administration has also faced criticism over public remarks made by President Donald Trump regarding the deaths of American servicemen during the war in Iran.
Grieving relatives criticized Donald Trump in July after he appeared to attribute statements to now-deceased soldiers during a dignified transfer.
«They said, and all of them said very strongly, "we cannot allow, we cannot allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons"», he once remarked, attempting to reinforce his claims against Iran regarding the development or retention of non-conventional weapons, assertions that Iran has categorically rejected as propaganda.
«The president knows that his war with Iran is the most unpopular war in modern history and is terrified of how this will play out at the ballot box», added a relative of a fallen soldier. «It is grim»... they emphasized.
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