Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey signed a historic joint defense pact, establishing their mutual support in case of an attack. Meanwhile, Iran said again that it is finalizing a deal to co-manage the Strait of Hormuz with Oman.

The Houthis conducted a “large-scale” attack against forces from Yemen’s Saudi-backed government, and struck the southwestern Saudi region of Najran, raising concerns over a widening of the US-Israeli war on Iran into a broader conflict.