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Iran war live: Strikes target Houthis in Taiz, coalition intercepts attacks

Armed forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government says key positions seized in Marib, 430 Houthis killed.

Displaced Yemeni, Ali Hassan, fills a container with water as his daughters sit at a school-turned-shelter in Taiz, Yemen, October 15, 2026. [Ebrahim al-Suhaibi/Reuters]
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Published On 16 Oct 2026

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  • The ⁠Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen says it intercepted a ballistic missile launched towards the Saudi city ⁠of Yanbu, two cruise ⁠missiles over the Red ⁠Sea, and ⁠three ⁠drones in the southern and Riyadh regions. The coalition also said it is targeting Houthi positions in Taiz and Marib.
  • Acting Oil Minister Hamid Bovard says Iran “will take precise, appropriate retaliatory measures at the right time to counter enemy threats” to its energy facilities.