By Fiona Kelliher, Edna Mohamed, Daniel Khalili-Tari and Chris Hamill-Stewart
- An Iranian oil tanker off Kharg island has been hit by several US missiles, Iranian media reports.
- Pentagon investigators have polygraphed 50 Joint Staff members over Iran war leaks, including about how the Iran war has created a shortage of crucial munitions, according to The New York Times.
Iran has withstood US attacks despite Washington’s military edge, says senior Iranian military official
The deputy chief of the Iranian Army for Coordination Affairs says the country “should take pride in having stood firm against an enemy armed with every type of technology”.
Habibollah Sayyari described the war as one of will and endurance, in remarks reported in Iranian media.
“When an enemy fails to achieve its pre-determined objectives in war, it signifies defeat,” Sayyari said on Saturday.
Yemen clashes kill more than 60 people from both sides on Saturday, military sources say
More than 60 people have died in clashes on Saturday between the forces of Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Houthis.
According to three separate Yemeni military sources, 26 government troops and 31 Houthis have been killed over several hours of battles in the country’s southwest, AFP reported.
A Yemeni health source also told the French news agency that the death toll from a Houthi missile attack on a road in Yemen’s Taiz governorate earlier today now stands at six – an increase on the four reported by government-aligned sources earlier today.
Israeli forces raid occupied West Bank town of Yabad, set up military checkpoint
Israeli forces have carried out another raid in the Jenin governorate, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reports.
Police vehicles descended upon the centre of Yabad town and pursued several people on motorcycles, before setting up a military checkpoint where they stopped residents and checked identification documents.
As we’ve been reporting, the Israeli army earlier arrested three people in Jenin following multiple raids across the governorate.
