Anees al-Asbahi, a Houthi-run health ministry spokesperson, said strikes on two Sanaa sites killed at least one person and injured at least nine amid renewed clashes between the Houthis and Saudi-backed forces.
Al-Asbahi said one person died and three were wounded at a gas station. He reported at least six injuries at an oil company facility and damage to nearby homes and shops. He blamed Saudi Arabia for the attacks, a claim the Associated Press (AP) said it could not independently verify.
Khaled al-Khawlani, a Sanaa resident interviewed by AP, described a frightening pre-dawn blast near housing. Another resident, who asked not to be identified for safety, told AP that his windows broke and the explosions could be heard across the city as people slept.
AP reported that clashes between the Houthis and government forces backed by Saudi Arabia intensified over the summer. The Houthis say their attacks on Saudi energy sites and airports are intended to pressure Riyadh to lift its blockade on Yemen.
Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, said early Tuesday that a drone had been intercepted and destroyed in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Region. AP said it could not independently verify the report.
In Iran, Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, urged Washington in an X post Monday night to accept seven conditions Tehran has repeatedly proposed to end the war. He alleged the conflict had already “wrecked” the U.S. government.
AP cited examples of concessions Tehran seeks before talks resume, including an end to sanctions and the blockade on its ports, access to frozen assets, compensation for war damage and a halt to regional hostilities, including Israeli operations in Lebanon. U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters Monday, “Iran militarily is effectively over,” and said the United States would maintain the status quo in its approach to Tehran. The comments followed Trump’s meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar’s prime minister.
