War in Iran: latest news. ‘Pentagon orders US armed forces to prepare for a possible resumption of attacks’

The Houthis in Yemen have claimed today to have struck the main international airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with a ballistic missile – yet another attack on Saudi Arabia claimed by the Iran-backed group. The claim came a day after anti-government fighters announced a series of attacks in Saudi Arabia – which claimed the lives of three people – and after the Yemeni government, backed by Riyadh, announced a major counter-offensive against the Houthis. “Our armed forces successfully struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh using a ballistic missile; the missile hit its target with precision, causing the suspension of airport operations,” military spokesman Yahya Saree stated on X. This is the third time this week that the group has claimed responsibility for an attack on the airport. “We reiterate our appeal and our warning – for the last time – to all international airlines not to continue operating flights through Saudi airspace,” added Saree.

When the trauma is still fresh — and fear takes hold — it can happen that, in a war, ideas once considered unshakeable die alongside people. The framework of a peace process that began in 1993 and was built up over three decades may crumble, even amongst those who had been its most fervent supporters.

7 October 2023 will not only be remembered as the worst massacre of Jews in a single day since the Holocaust. Along with the approximately 1,200 victims, both civilian and military, what has died is the Israeli notion of security guaranteed by the state and the army, on the one hand, and the belief that a Palestinian state might one day be established, on the other.