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AI-generated illustration- Saudi Arabia and 13 countries announced a coalition focused on navigation security in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
- The Saudi Defence Ministry said members will coordinate intelligence, operational planning, exercises and maritime missions, without specifying national ship or aircraft commitments.
- Delegates from 43 of 51 invited countries attended the founding meeting, which included a European Union delegation, the ministry reported.
- Iraq’s National Security Council condemned Saudi-US strikes on PMF bases in seven provinces as a breach of sovereignty, according to a statement.
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi cancelled a planned Thursday visit to Saudi Arabia, which would have been his first trip there since taking office.
- Saudi Arabia and US Central Command said the strikes targeted Iran-backed groups accused of attacking American troops and Saudi energy facilities.
- Saudi Arabia acknowledged participating in U.S. strikes against Iran-backed militias in eastern Iraq, its Defence Ministry said.
- U.S. Central Command said all Iranian ballistic missiles launched at American forces in the Middle East were intercepted on Tuesday.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump held 90-minute talks that the White House described as positive and productive.