West Asia war updates: Iran Guards say stopped four ships trying to transit Hormuz strait

Key Updates Houthis claim missile attack on southern Saudi Arabia Trump says Israeli PM Netanyahu will visit U.S. next week July 25, 2026 22:01 'Credible threat' from Iranian proxies prompted Trump's mid-trip plane swap: ReportU.

S. President Donald Trump switched from a newly inducted Boeing 747-8, gifted by Qatar, to the legacy Air Force One prior to departing Turkey earlier this month following intelligence inputs regarding a “credible threat” from Iranian proxy forces targeting him, media reports said.The security development surfaced while Mr.

Trump was attending the NATO summit in Ankara, according to The New York Times. Trump had arrived aboard the Qatari-donated aircraft, which currently lacks the advanced defensive systems integrated into the primary Air Force One fleet.-ANIJuly 25, 2026 21:23 Yemeni air force strikes Houthi missile and drone launch sites in Marib and al-Jawf, officials say The Yemeni government air force ‌on Saturday (July 25) carried out ⁠airstrikes on Houthi missile and drone launch ‌sites and arms depots ‌in the ‌Marib ⁠and al-Jawf provinces ⁠along the front line with the Iran-aligned ‌group, two Yemeni military officials said.

The officials said the ‌strikes were among the first offensive operations ⁠launched by the Saudi-backed Yemeni government ‌against the Houthis amid renewed violence in the more than decade-old ‌conflict, following the collapse of a four-year truce ⁠between the Houthis ⁠and Saudi Arabia.-ReutersJuly 25, 2026 20:17 Yemen's Houthis say targeted Saudi oil facilities on Red SeaYemen’s Houthi rebels said on Saturday (July 25) they had targeted Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities on the Red Sea coast, as the Tehran-backed group threatened to intensify its response if struck by the Gulf monarchy.In a video statement, military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group had targeted sites operated by the Saudi oil giant Aramco in Jizan and Yanbu using drones and missiles and threatened “to expand our movements and escalate...

during the coming hours and days”.-AFPJuly 25, 2026 18:43 Iran Guards say stopped four ships trying to transit Hormuz straitIran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday (July 25) their forces stopped four ships attempting to transit the strategic Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours.“Four vessels that had intended to transit through the southern area of the Strait of Hormuz via an illegal and unsafe route were stopped over the past 24 hours after warning shots were fired by the IRGC Navy,” the Guards said in a statement quoted by state television, adding that the ships had “altered course”.

-AFPJuly 25, 2026 18:36 Iran FM says 'no military solution' to Yemen conflictIran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday (July 25) there was no military solution to the escalating conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Tehran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen after both sides traded attacks.“We believe that there is no military solution to the issue of Yemen, Bab al-Mandab, and other regional issues,” said Mr. Araghchi in an interview published on Saturday by the state-run Iran Daily newspaper, calling for “dialogue”.

He said the situation in Yemen “cannot be attributed to Iran” and that the incidents occurring in the area of the Bab al-Mandab Strait were “rooted in old disputes and issues between Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the countries of the region”.-AFPJuly 25, 2026 17:16 Iran reports no new U.S.

strikes as tensions remain highIran reported no strikes overnight into Saturday (July 25), an apparent break from nearly two weeks of consecutive nights of U.S. attacks, but tensions remain high following a recent escalation over control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Health Ministry spokesperson Hossein Kermanpour posted on X, saying that “Iran had a peaceful night,” without any attacks reported. The U.S.

Central Command didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. However, unlike the previous 13 nights, it did not announce new strikes.Sirens sounded multiple times early Saturday in Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu and Jizan provinces, which house crucial oil facilities on the Red Sea, according to the Saudi Civil Defence.

-APJuly 25, 2026 16:18 A Red Sea blockade could change the course of the Iran war | The Hindu EditorialThe Houthi movement’s decision to target Saudi-linked shipping in the Red Sea has raised fears of a wider regional conflict. As tensions spread from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, concerns are growing over energy supplies, global trade routes, and the risk of an even broader Middle East war.A Red Sea blockade could change the course of the Iran war | The Hindu EditorialThe Houthi movement's decision to target Saudi-linked shipping in the Red Sea has raised fears of a wider regional conflict.

As tensions spread from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, concerns are growing over energy supplies, global trade routes, and the risk of an even broader Middle East war. July 25, 2026 16:18 How the second phase of the I