World War 3 Watch · October 26, 2026, 9:21 AM CDT
Key Facts
- Saudi, Turkish, Pakistani Officials Set For Iran Talks Amid Houthi Attacks (via Rferl)[1]
- Trump rules out Iran strike Sunday as tensions mount across Middle East (via Ynetnews)[2]
- Saudi-led coalition says it struck Houthi missile facilities (via Al Jazeera)[3]
Places mentioned: Aden, Balisan, Davos, Eyal Zamir, Gaza, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Greece, Hebron, IRGC
Organizations/groups mentioned: AFP, AFP Explosions Rock Riyadh, AFP Iranian, AFP Revolutionary Guards Strike Kurdish Group, AP, Al Jazeera, Al-Shifa Hospital, Amid Regional Tensions, Arabic, Army
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Saudi, Turkish, Pakistani Officials Set For Iran Talks Amid Houthi Attacks
Top representatives from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, members of the so-called Mecca alliance, were set to meet in Iran’s capital, Tehran, on October 26, according to media reports. Saudi Arabia was to be represented by Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan by Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Turkey by intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin, Reuters reported, citing sources.[1]
Watch what was reported:
Al Jazeera English, a news organization, on X (October 26, 2026): “Saudi state TV shows damage to buildings and vehicles caused by debris from intercepted Houthi missiles falling in the Saudi city of Khamis Mushait.
Afterward.”
Press TV, state-run media, not independently verified, on Telegram (October 26, 2026): “📸 Four-way meeting between Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia gets underway in Tehran. @PressTV.”
Separately, Ynetnews reported:
Trump rules out Iran strike Sunday as tensions mount across Middle East
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States would not launch an attack on Iran that day, even as tensions between Washington and Tehran continued to simmer, American military forces maintained a heightened presence in the Strait of Hormuz and the State Department ordered some embassy personnel to leave Saudi Arabia. “There will be no attack on Iran today,” Trump told reporters, offering a temporary assurance amid mounting concerns about another round of fighting.[2]
Watch what was reported:
U.S. Central Command, an official account, on X (October 23, 2026): “U.S. Marines launch F-35C stealth fighter jets from a base in the Middle East during routine flight operations.”
Middle East Spectator, an aggregator account, not independently verified, on Telegram (October 23, 2026): “— ❗️ 🏴 / 🇯🇴 / ☦️ NEW: Several people were killed and wounded in a horrible terrorist attack against an Orthodox church in Karak Governorate, Jordan The two gunm.”
Elsewhere, Al Jazeera added:
Saudi-led coalition says it struck Houthi missile facilities
Coalition says it destroyed ballistic missile launchers as well as tunnels and a depot used by the Houthis to store missiles. The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis has said it carried out a military operation “aimed at neutralising sources of threat”, as the armed group claimed attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[3]
Al Jazeera also reported:
Israeli forces kill at least five people in Gaza, including 7-year-old girl
The death toll in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza climbs to 74,555, including 1,559 killed since the ‘ceasefire’ last year. At least five people have been killed in Gaza and more than a dozen have been wounded in Israeli ground and air attacks.[4]
In a related development, CNN noted:
US has plans for major Iran strikes if Trump chooses
US forces in the Middle East are prepared to launch new, potentially major, military operations against Iran “within 96 hours of receiving” an order from President Donald Trump, according to two US officials. Sufficient forces are now deployed in the region to carry out the potential attacks, the sources said.[5]
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References
- Rferl. Saudi, Turkish, Pakistani Officials Set For Iran Talks Amid Houthi Attacks. ↩
- Ynetnews. Trump rules out Iran strike Sunday as tensions mount across Middle East. ↩
- Al Jazeera. Saudi-led coalition says it struck Houthi missile facilities. ↩
- Al Jazeera. Israeli forces kill at least five people in Gaza, including 7-year-old girl. ↩
- CNN. US has plans for major Iran strikes if Trump chooses. ↩
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