Iran says will never shy away from dialogue even as Trump threatens ‘ramped up bombing’ after US midterm polls

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed in a Time magazine interview that he may resume bombing Iran following the November midterm elections, stating the offer of peace from Iran is not sufficient. In the same interview, Trump denied that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been warned about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and avoided directly answering whether Netanyahu should be reelected.

Clashes between Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen have raised fears that the Iran-backed rebels may advance towards Taiz City. The Houthis recently seized Mokha and several Red Sea islands, ending a ceasefire and extending their control in a major land grab. The British ambassador in Tehran was summoned by Iran's Foreign Ministry after allegations were made that Iran was involved in a sabotage plot at an RAF base, which Iran dismissed as "baseless."

A suspect in a FlyDubai incident was found to be an Omani national who bypassed security restrictions due to the lack of diplomatic relations between Oman and Israel. Saudi Arabia canceled its popular Soundstorm music festival for the year but plans to resume it in 2027.