At least 73 civilians were injured following attacks by Yemen’s Houthi group targeting cities and economic infrastructure in southern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led military coalition said on Tuesday. Coalition spokesperson Major General Turki al-Maliki said the Houthis launched "senseless attacks" against civilian and commercial sites in the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran. Al-Maliki characterised the strikes, which injured civilians including women and children, as a "dangerous escalation" and a "blatant violation" of Saudi Arabia's sovereignty. He accused the group of deliberate "extremist and criminal behaviour" that undermines peace and stability in Yemen and neighbouring Arab states. Al-Maliki affirmed that the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition will deploy "all necessary operational measures" to deter the hostile attacks and protect Saudi citizens. The coalition also promised to "take all necessary measures" to neutralise the sources of the threat. 2 children killed, 15 injured in Houthi shelling of displaced people in Yemen’s Marib Two children were killed and 15 people injured in Houthi shelling targeting a gathering of displaced people in Yemen’s central Marib province, local authorities said Tuesday. The government-run local authority said in a statement that the Houthis fired several projectiles at a gathering of displaced people in the Raghwan district in northern Marib on Monday evening. The attack killed two children and injured 15 people, including eight children, it said. The shelling also caused extensive damage to the homes and property of displaced families. According to the statement, around 16 shelters and their contents were destroyed, leaving 23 families without accommodation and basic belongings, while three vehicles were also damaged. There was no immediate comment from the Houthi group on the statement. According to Yemeni government reports, Marib hosts more than 2.2 million displaced people out of around 5 million across the country. Saudi Arabia reports fires, operational disruptions at energy facilities after Houthi attacks Fires broke out at energy facilities in southern Saudi Arabia following attacks targeting the sites, the Saudi Energy Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry added in a statement that the attacks caused a temporary halt to some operations at the targeted facilities. “Specialised teams have begun containing the fires and securing the affected sites,” it said. The statement came after Saudi authorities said early Tuesday that attacks by Yemen’s Houthi group targeted civilian and economic facilities in the southern cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan and Najran, injuring at least 73 civilians, including women and children. The Saudi-led coalition called the attacks a “dangerous escalation” and vowed to take necessary operational measures to neutralise the sources of threats. Egypt denounces Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia as 'dangerous escalation' Egypt strongly condemned the “missile and drone attacks targeting the cities of Abha, Khamis Mushait, Jazan, and Najran” in Saudi Arabia. Egypt’s foreign ministry termed the act a “dangerous escalation, a violation of the kingdom’s sovereignty, and a threat to the security and safety of its people”. Cairo reaffirmed its support for Riyadh in “confronting any threats to its security, sovereignty and territorial integrity”. “Egypt categorically rejects the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure, and emphasises that the security of the Kingdom is an integral part of Egyptian and Arab national security,” it added. Earlier, condemning the Houthi attacks, Riyadh said it will “take all necessary measures to defend its sovereignty”, AFP reported. The foreign ministry, in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, called for an “immediate halt to all forms of escalation practised by this militia” as well as Houthi attacks on shipping. Trump says oil prices will 'drop precipitously' when US will 'win war' United States President Donald Trump has said that oil prices will “drop precipitously, like everything else is dropping (but more!), when we WIN the war with Iran”. https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117232304514057261 In a post on Truth Social, he said, “Three Dollars a gallon, but ultimately, below Two Dollars a gallon. It will all happen quickly, and Iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon.” Iran warns US ‘economic warfare’ could trigger Gulf maritime exclusion zone A senior Iranian security official warned early on Tuesday that if the US continued to wage “economic warfare” against Iran, it could trigger the establishment of a maritime exclusion zone across the Gulf. Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Washington had received a clear warning in recent days from Iran’s new missiles. “Economic warfare will be met by a maritime exclusion zone across the Persian Gulf to the blockade perimeter,” Rezaei said in a post on the US social media platform X. Iran’s security chief Major General Mohsen Rezaei has announced that a new restricted zone will be declared outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days, warning that any vessel entering the area without coordination with Tehran will be placed on an Iranian sanctions list. pic.twitter.com/91BZtYZ8CJ — Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) September 7, 2026 He added that Tehran had “fundamentally recalibrated” its operational posture toward US warships and bases. Read: Iran can 'ground' American forces anywhere: Iranian naval commander Regional tensions have escalated since US-Israeli attacks on Iran began on February 28, with Tehran responding with missile and drone strikes against Israel and US interests across the region. Iran and the US signed a memorandum of understanding in June mediated by Pakistan and Qatar outlining steps toward ending hostilities, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and addressing economic restrictions. The two sides have since accused each other of failing to implement commitments under the memorandum, while military tensions have continued alongside disputes over sanctions and navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. Qatar calls for phased de-escalation for sustainable solution to Iran war Qatar is seeking to “phase this crisis out” rather than pursue an immediate end to the US-Iran war, with the broader goal of creating the conditions for comprehensive regional dialogue and a sustainable political solution, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said on Monday. Speaking to CNN, Al-Ansari said Doha believes the current crisis cannot simply be frozen, warning that a temporary halt in hostilities could pave the way for another escalation. “We have to phase this crisis out rather than end it immediately,” he said. “What we need to do is make sure the playing field is in a place where we can have the right negotiations for a sustainable solution.” He said Qatar does not want the region to move from one period of intense conflict to another, stressing that any resolution must address the underlying regional issues. “We do not want to go from a high-intensity conflict to a high-intensity conflict. We don't want to freeze this conflict and be back here a couple of months later,” he said. Al-Ansari said Qatar’s immediate priorities are to ease economic pressure and prevent further military escalation across the region, including attacks affecting Gulf states and Iran. Read more: Iran’s army chief says US seeking to offset battlefield setbacks through economic pressure “Right now, what we are doing, we have two main priorities. One is to make sure that the Strait (of Hormuz) is open and that the economic pressure on all of us collectively and the peoples in the region, including the people of Iran, has left us.” The second priority, he said, is preventing further military escalation so that regional actors can eventually push for an inclusive dialogue. “When we get to that point, this is the point we need to have a regional push, all of us collectively, to make sure that dialogue happens and it is a comprehensive dialogue that includes all of us, not just outside.” Al-Ansari said political will and technical issues remain the two main obstacles to settling, adding that Qatar is developing proposals aimed at addressing both. He also argued that sanctions have failed to deliver the expected diplomatic results, saying the conflict ultimately can only be resolved through negotiations. “But in the end, this issue will only be resolved through a deal. It will only be resolved at the negotiation table.” He also warned against allowing the disruption of the Strait of Hormuz to become normalised, saying the consequences could extend beyond the region through energy, food and economic shocks. “We need to kill this in its infancy. It cannot become the new normal in war for countries to basically just close waterways in this way.” He called for accountability and international law to prevail, warning that normalisation of such tactics could have consequences far beyond the current conflict. Hormuz traffic slows after Iran threatens retaliation for US attacks Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed at the start of this week, after Iran threatened to retaliate for any new US attacks, Reuters reported. The number of commodity vessels sailing through the Strait of Hormuz totalled seven on Monday, compared with eight on the previous day, Kpler data showed. Yemeni government says ‘decision has been made’ to retake Sanaa from Houthis Yemen's internationally recognised government said on Monday that a decision has been made to retake the capital Sanaa from the Houthi group. “The decision has been made to retake Sana’a. There are surprises we will not reveal now," Deputy Defence Minister Major General Samir Al-Sabri told state-run Yemen TV. In a post on the US social media platform X, Yemeni army spokesman Majid al-Nuzaili also said their goal is to recapture Sanaa. "From today, we declare that our goal is clear and unequivocal: to liberate Yemen from the grip of the terrorist Houthi militias and restore Sanaa as a capital for all Yemenis," al-Nuzaili wrote. Stressing that they extend their hands to all Yemenis in every part of the country, he added: "We affirm that all Yemenis are partners in the future, and that there is no place for revenge or retribution, nor for discrimination among the citizens of one nation." Iraq seeks to shift oil exports from Strait of Hormuz Iraq is attempting to shift its oil export routes away from the Strait of Hormuz to protect its main revenue source amid regional conflicts, a senior official has said, Al Jazeera reported.