Iran’s ambassador and deputy permanent representative to the UN has rejected “baseless” US allegations that Tehran is destabilizing Yemen or using commercial flights to Sana’a to transfer military personnel or equipment.

Leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has condemned repeated insults to the Holy Quran as a “Zionist-American” act and part of a broader hostility toward Islam and Muslims.

Tensions remain high in the Red Sea as Yemen’s Armed Forces announce new military operations against Saudi forces.

A senior Ansarullah official says the Yemeni armed forces will target all Saudi oil fields, airports and electricity transmission lines in case a comprehensive war breaks out.

From acts of aggression against Yemen, to attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites, to strikes on boats in the Caribbean; these are among examples of US military adventurism last year.

Yemeni military units have launched a fresh round of ballistic missile attacks on the positions of Saudi-backed mercenaries at the strategic Port of Mokha in southwestern Yemen.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 2:00 GMT on August 12, 2026.