Morning update

The update brings together developments involving Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and other countries, amid heightened regional tensions. They include US efforts to restrict Iran’s weapons transport routes, missile interceptions over Saudi Arabia and renewed threats from Iran, alongside diplomatic and military contacts.

Saudi officials said two cruise missiles were intercepted, while witnesses reported damage to an Aramco building in Riyadh’s financial district. In Yemen, air strikes near Sanaa killed at least 33 people and wounded 39; the UAE said it rescued 22 people from a cargo ship fire. Other developments included Iran’s execution of three men, France’s Jean-Luc Mélenchon pledging possible naval escorts for Gaza flotillas, and a UK petition reaching 90,000 signatures for an inquiry into Britain’s role in Gaza.