Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to send Syrian fighters to Yemen in the coming months during their meeting in Riyadh this week, a Syrian political source told Qatari-owned Al-Modon. According to the report, al-Sharaa raised the possibility of Syria joining the “Mecca Alliance” of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan. He also sought Saudi help in weaponizing Syria’s army, asking Riyadh to press Pakistan to supply weapons and facilitate direct arms talks with the Pakistani army.
Meanwhile, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree postponing Palestinian legislative elections until September 2027, the same date he set for presidential elections. According to WAFA, the Palestinian News and Information Agency, the decision is a result of the current situation in the Gaza Strip and the absence of a non-Hamas police force.
IRGC adviser warns of ‘heavier and crushing’ response to any new attack
Mohammad Reza Naghdi, an adviser to the commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, warned Sunday that any new missile or air attack would draw a “heavier and crushing” response. He said Iran’s adversaries were aware of the consequences of any provocation or attack.
Lebanon: A strike reported in the south of the country
Lebanese sources report an airstrike that targeted the village of Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon.
No information regarding human or material damage has been released at this time.
Iran: Revolutionary Guards fire 30 ballistic missiles during an exercise
Iran's Revolutionary Guards reportedly launched 30 ballistic missiles, including Khorramshahr and Emad models, as part of a large-scale military exercise, according to several Iranian media outlets close to the regime.
Among the 12 killed at King Khalid Airport were eight foreign nationals
According to the Saudi Arabian General Authority of Civil Aviation, the foreign nationals killed included: two Bangladeshis, one American, one Egyptian, one Jordanian, one Syrian, one Palestinian, and one Sudanese.
GACA also says that all of the 309 injured people are receiving medical care in several hospitals.
In a statement on X, Sec. of State Marco Rubio condemned the Houthi attacks on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, "that took numerous innocent lives, including an American citizen"
Rubio called the attacks reprehensible and said that they demonstrated a "blatant disregard for innocent civilian life."
Sec. Rubio additionally reaffirmed America's commitment to Saudi Arabia and called for the attacks to cease.
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