Washington – Sanaa: Europe and the Arabs

The Houthi military spokesperson, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, stated that Saudi warplanes carried out 77 airstrikes within 24 hours.
According to a report by the Brussels-based news network "Euronezo," developments in the Middle East are accelerating amid a military escalation in Yemen and persistent tension in the Strait of Hormuz, coinciding with a stalemate in negotiations between the United States and Iran.
In Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition announced the launch of a large-scale military operation against the Houthi "Ansar Allah" group, stating that it targeted the group’s personnel and military capabilities.
Coalition spokesperson, Major General Turki al-Maliki, reported that the operations resulted in the destruction of 136 military targets within Houthi-controlled areas. He noted that efforts are ongoing to dismantle and destroy the group’s ballistic missile network, while simultaneously providing air support to Yemeni government forces.
Furthermore, the Riyadh-backed Yemeni government forces announced that they had killed more than 1,400 "Ansar Allah" fighters over the past 24 hours.
In response, Houthi military spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree stated that Saudi warplanes had conducted 77 airstrikes during the same 24-hour period.
Meanwhile, in Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it had intercepted a gas tanker attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any vessel violating the transit rules established by Tehran would be targeted.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that his country has submitted amendments to recent American proposals, while affirming Tehran’s readiness for a prolonged conflict. On the Lebanese front, the areas surrounding the southern towns of Hadatha and Baraachit—as well as the Wadi al-Salouqi and Wadi al-Hujair valleys—came under Israeli artillery fire. Israeli artillery also targeted the outskirts of the towns of Mifdoun and Kfar Tebnit.
In Gaza, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that nearly the entire population of the Gaza Strip is in urgent need of shelter. The organization anticipates heavy rainfall and flash floods during the winter season, exacerbated by the El Niño phenomenon.
Baghaei responds to Trump regarding a potential attack on San Diego and Los Angeles: The danger does not come from the outside, but rather from a system that has imposed an illegal war upon the world.
In a post on the platform X (formerly Twitter), responding to remarks by former U.S. President Donald Trump—who suggested that Tehran might attack the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego—Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei stated that some are "creating an imaginary enemy in the sky to divert attention from the threat that exists on the ground."
"The real danger does not lie beyond their borders, nor in the skies above Los Angeles and San Diego; rather, it lies within a ruling establishment that has imposed an illegal war upon the world—a war with global repercussions." He continued his criticism of the U.S. President, accusing him of employing a strategy of intimidation. He stated, "The U.S. President has gone so far as to describe the destruction of Los Angeles and San Diego as a 'very small price to pay.'" He added, "This is a textbook example of the politics of fear: terrifying people with an imaginary threat and framing the destruction of their own cities as an acceptable cost, all while diverting attention from the real danger."
President Trump had once again stirred controversy with inflammatory remarks made during a campaign rally last Monday.
At a large gathering in the state of Nebraska, Trump expressed his hope for a "massive victory" in the midterm elections this November. He sought to downplay the potential repercussions of a confrontation with one of Washington’s historic adversaries, suggesting that rising prices resulting from a war with Iran would be a "very small price to pay to keep the world safe... and to keep our own country safe"—to use his own words.
Referring to the Iranians, the U.S. President added, "They could destroy a city—let them destroy Los Angeles, let them destroy San Diego," drawing applause from his Republican supporters.