US-Iran War Live News Updates: Tehran denies directing Houthis; urges peace talks with Saudi Arabia

Oct 12, 2026 05: 24 AM IST. Hormuz will remain closed until Iran's conditions are met: ISNA.

Key points

• Reopening the Strait of Hormuz is impossible until Tehran's conditions are met, Hassan Ghashghavi, spokesman for the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, remarked on Sunday.
• An Indian national who was among 11 Indians injured in the attack on Riyadh airport on October 10 has died, the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia remarked.
• Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority notes one person has been killed and 11 others injured in Sunday's attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International airport.
• Three Indians injured in the attack at Riyadh airport are in intensive care but stable, the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia remarked.
• Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen remarked an unidentified projectile had targeted Riyadh's international airport Terminal 4 on Sunday, causing a fire.

Speaking to senior Iranian police authorities, Ghashghavi maintained Iran's management of the strategic waterway was growing stronger each day, ISNA documented. Oct 12, 2026 05: 23 AM IST. Indian national injured in Riyadh airport attack dies, notes Embassy.

Notably, an Indian national who was among 11 Indians injured in the attack on Riyadh airport on October 10 has died, the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia remarked.

Notably, the Embassy conveyed its condolences to the deceased's family and remarked it was in contact with them to provide backing and arrange the early repatriation of the remains. Oct 12, 2026 05: 23 AM IST. Iran denies directing Houthis; urges peace discussions with Saudi Arabia.

Since they believe Iran controls the Houthis and decides what they do, plenty of in Saudi Arabia's ruling circles see no need for negotiations. Both the Houthis and Iran have repeatedly denied this. Though the two sides share some interests, the Houthis say they create their own decisions, and Iran states the same. Iran notes it does not want the fighting to keep growing and believes Saudi Arabia and the Houthis would do better to negotiate peace. Oct 12, 2026 05: 01 AM IST. Tehran pressing for direct discussions between neighbours to resolve conflict.

Iran has offered this negotiation, mediation since I think Iran believes that escalation and military solutions are not going to lead to a peace in the region.

We have seen over the last a number of months – Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian asked Gulf countries to come to the negotiation table and strike a agreement between themselves without foreign powers, a accord that will establish security in the region. So this could be interpreted as a continuation of that position by the Iranian leadership here.

Of course, there are a lot of problems and a lot of details still missing. Until now, we don't know what really has been discussed other than this offer by the Iranians. We don't know who initiated this phone call, whether it was a request from Saudi Arabia or whether it is an Iranian offer in the first place. Oct 12, 2026 04: 49 AM IST.

Saudi Arabia reports injuries in new attack at Riyadh airport, day after strike kills 13.

While Saudi authorities documented that residents were injured in a new attack on the airport on Sunday, yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis asserted responsibility for a Saturday strike on Riyadh's international airport that killed 13 residents and wounded more than 300.

Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen remarked an unidentified projectile had targeted Riyadh's international airport Terminal 4 on Sunday, causing a fire. An unspecified number of individuals were injured, the Saudi civil aviation authority stated, adding it was still assessing the damage.

For context, the coalition forces additionally stated Saudi air defences had intercepted a cruise missile in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airport. They afterwards went on that a drone had been intercepted and destroyed in the ⁠country's Eastern Province.

Meanwhile, the strikes have exposed vulnerabilities in Saudi defence capabilities as the kingdom wages an air campaign against the Houthis. This person are fighting a ground war in Yemen against the Saudi-backed Yemeni administration. Oct 12, 2026 04: 48 AM IST. India condemns attacks on vessels that left 2 sailors missing.

India has condemned attacks on two commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz region, with two Indian seafarers documented missing after one of the ships was struck by a drone on Sunday.

In an official note on October 11, India's Ministry of External Affairs remarked the vessel MT Petro Dolphin was reportedly hit by a drone, with two of the 11 Indian crew members on board missing.

Another vessel, the Marshall Islands-flagged MT Valthera, was struck by an unidentified projectile, triggering a fire on board. All 11 Indian seafarers on the tanker were documented safe, the ministry stated. Oct 12, 2026 04: 48 AM IST. 3 Indians injured in Riyadh attack in ICU but stable.

While the remaining patients have been discharged, the embassy remarked, two more injured Indian nationals have been admitted to regular hospital wards.

Embassy authorities have visited all hospitals where Indian nationals injured in the attack have been admitted. According to The embassy earlier, one Indian was killed. Oct 12, 2026 04: 47 AM IST. Indian man killed in Riyadh attack identified: Hyderabad MP.

In practice, the Indian national killed in the attack in Riyadh has been identified as Yousuf Sahab, a resident of Hyderabad, according to Asaduddin Owaisi, president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Hyderabad MP.

While another was hospitalised after losing three toes in the attack, in an update shared on social media, Owaisi remarked one of Yousuf's sons was undergoing knee surgery. Yousuf's wife and daughter were safe, Owaisi remarked, adding that the family's aunt had sustained head injuries but was out of danger.

Owaisi remarked he was in contact with Yousuf's brother-in-law in Riyadh and that India's Deputy Chief of Mission had assured him that assistance was being provided to the family. Oct 12, 2026 04: 47 AM IST. Two Indian sailors missing after vessel attacked off Oman.

Two Indian sailors were missing after a commercial vessel was hit by a "drone attack" Sunday off the coast of Oman, New Delhi's shipping minister remarked.

Shipping minister Sarbananda Sonowal remarked the tanker MT Petro Dolphin, with 11 Indian seafarers on board, was attacked at the anchorage area for the port of Sohar in northern Oman.

"While nine of our Indian crew members have been successfully rescued and are safe, two Indian nationals currently remain missing, " he remarked on X. Sonowal remarked search and rescue operations by local authorities was underway. Oct 12, 2026 04: 47 AM IST. At least 1 killed in latest attack on Riyadh airport.

Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority notes one person has been killed and 11 others injured in Sunday's attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International airport. The authority identified the person killed as a Pakistani national.

"The ⁠attack resulted ⁠in material ⁠damage that is currently being assessed, " it remarked in an official note.

Saudi authorities earlier remarked two passenger terminals were struck by a projectile that caused a fire. Oct 12, 2026 04: 46 AM IST.

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