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Saudi Arabia Attacked: Iran-Saudi Talks Amid Houthi Strikes · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today ongoing war report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: We begin with alarming developments in Saudi Arabia, where the
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  Speaker 1: Iran-aligned Houthis launched a deadly assault on Riyadh's international airport.
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  Speaker 1: The attack on Saturday killed 13 people and wounded over 300,
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  Speaker 1: marking the deadliest strike on the kingdom in more than
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  Speaker 1: a decade. This escalation has significant regional implications. Following the incident,
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  Speaker 1: US airlines were warned to exercise caution in Saudi Arabian airspace.
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  Speaker 1: An Israeli-UAE meeting intended to discuss a separate fly-you-by attack
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  Speaker 1: was reportedly called off at the last minute, signalling heightened
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  Speaker 1: regional security concerns. Adding to the complex regional picture, a
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  Speaker 1: maritime agency confirmed that a tanker near Oman was struck
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  Speaker 1: by a drone. Amidst this backdrop of heightened tensions and
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  Speaker 1: proxy aggression, Saudi Arabia and Iran have engaged in their
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  Speaker 1: first publicly reported direct contact since the Houthis intensified their
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  Speaker 1: strikes on the kingdom. According to the Saudi state news agency,
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  Speaker 1: the Saudi foreign minister spoke with his Iranian counterpart about
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  Speaker 1: the recent escalation and efforts to lower tensions. Iran's foreign minister,
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  Speaker 1: according to a post on his Telegram account, stated that
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  Speaker 1: Tehran is ready to provide any assistance to facilitate dialogue
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  Speaker 1: between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. These diplomatic overtures come as
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  Speaker 1: Yemen's Houthis have conducted several strikes on Saudi Arabia in
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