2026 Iran War: 2026-09-12

The Israeli military said it used more than 1,000 tonnes of explosives to destroy two tunnels spanning more than 2 km beneath the Ali Taher Ridge, with the blast registering as a magnitude 4.1 earthquake according to the US Geological Survey. The IDF said the site included a Badr unit command centre and weapons caches and that fighters inside were killed or fled. There was no immediate public response from Hezbollah or the Lebanese government.

Iran's Foreign Ministry said Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Iraq are expected to attend Monday talks in Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, framed as promoting regional understanding and shared security. Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Tehran remains committed to navigation security in the strait. Al Jazeera noted Iran and Oman earlier agreed on a temporary shipping route and mine-clearing steps after months of Hormuz disruption tied to the US-Israel war with Iran.

The International Organisation for Migration said more than 46,000 people have been driven from their homes in Yemen after the latest Houthi-government fighting, with the figure rising by the hour. Many reportedly fled Mocha overnight after Houthis seized the Red Sea port. The UN also said Houthis seized a key humanitarian compound in Mocha; all UN staff there had already left and were accounted for.

Two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, the BBC's North America partner, that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally pressed US President Donald Trump to take military action against the Houthis during their Red Sea coast advance. Trump has so far declined direct US military involvement and offered intelligence and targeting support instead, the sources said. A senior Trump administration official told the BBC Washington remains in continuous dialogue with Saudi Arabia and Yemen's government.

B92, citing The New York Times, reported that US Vice President JD Vance received private briefings from commanders warning that Patriot interceptor stocks in one operating area fell below 100 by late spring and that tactical missile and precision-strike inventories were at historic lows. The account contrasts those private assessments with public claims that US forces face no munitions shortfall.

Middle East Spectator posted a breaking alert that Yemeni ballistic missiles were targeting King Fahd Airbase in Saudi Arabia. No independent confirmation of impacts, interceptions, or damage appeared in major wire coverage in the same window. MES also reported air alerts in Sharorah Governorate in southern Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia said several drones launched from Iraq struck its East-West oil pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina areas, causing injuries and material damage, and temporarily shut the line as a precaution. Riyadh said it would not retaliate for now at Baghdad's request while reserving the right to protect critical facilities. Iraq condemned the attack and said a Maysan province operations commander was dismissed after investigators confirmed launches from that province.