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Asr IranOct 5, 3:40 PM ET

The "Mecca Agreement" has entered the operational phase; immediate deployment of military forces in Saudi Arabia 🔹The Turkish Foreign Minister stated, referring to developments related to Yemen, that Saudi Arabia has adopted a very constructive approach to achieving a peaceful solution to the Yemen issue. 👇👇👇

Yahya Saree (Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesperson)Oct 5, 3:36 PM ET

The statement of the Yemeni Armed Forces will be announced at 11:10 PM shortly.

Al Jazeera ArabicOct 5, 3:34 PM ET

Trump: I believe Iran is responsible for the Flydubai plane incident.

Al Jazeera ArabicOct 5, 3:23 PM ET

Trump: We believe there is a specific threat that led us to withdraw bombers from a British base and we have moved them to a very distant location.

Al Jazeera ArabicOct 5, 3:10 PM ET

U.S. Treasury Secretary: Economic exclusion will continue until Iran stops funding terrorism and developing nuclear weapons.

Yahya Saree (Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesperson)Oct 5, 3:03 PM ET

An expected statement from the Yemeni armed forces to announce a number of qualitative military operations inside the Saudi depth.

Sky News ArabiaOct 5, 3:01 PM ET

A violent explosion in Kheym and Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon Israeli forces executed a violent explosion in the town of Kheym on Monday evening, coinciding with airstrikes and artillery shelling targeting various areas in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese National News Agency.

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Tasnim News AgencyOct 5, 2:59 PM ET

Implicit joining of Pakistan and Turkey to Saudi Arabia's war against Yemen in the Makkah coalition statement 🔹 The member countries of the "Makkah Coalition" claimed in a joint statement that the security of each of the three countries, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, is an inseparable part of their collective security, and the members will begin to undertake their commitments for mutual defense. 🔹 According to the published text, the agreed forces and military capabilities are to be deployed in Saudi Arabia as soon as possible; Turkey and Pakistan have also praised the preparedness and capabilities of Saudi forces.

Fars News AgencyOct 5, 2:50 PM ET

🎥 The fate of a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz after violating Iran's orders 🔹New images have been released showing the confrontation with an offending tanker in the Strait of Hormuz; this tanker was stopped due to a violation of maritime regulations and warnings. 🔹Iran has targeted 13 offending tankers in the past 7 days.

Akharin KhabarOct 5, 2:49 PM ET

🔺🔻U.S. soldier in Kuwait: When our base in Kuwait became the target of a Shahid drone, we were not prepared for such an attack. Account of Captain Stephen Ramsbottom, an American soldier who was injured in the Iranian attack on a base in Kuwait: 🔹 The Shahid drone flew over the roof of the building and after the explosion, it threw me and my colleagues to the ground; some of the forces were severely injured and others had lost their lives. 🔹 The American forces had received prior warnings about the possibility of the Shuybah base and other minor bases in Kuwait being targeted, but they were not prepared for such a level of escalation and drone attacks and relied on missile warning systems for protection against drones. 🔹 However, it later became clear that these drones were not detected by those systems.

IRIB NewsOct 5, 2:48 PM ET

🔺 Medicalian: After the crime in Minab, when Americans talk about human rights, they should feel ashamed. President: 🔹 Every time inspectors from the agency have come to Iran, our nuclear facilities and scientists have been identified, and afterward, these facilities have been bombed and our scientists have been assassinated. 🔹 Americans do not answer what crime they committed in martyring 168 innocent children in Minab, and they do not feel ashamed while continuing to claim human rights.

IRIB NewsOct 5, 2:28 PM ET

🔺 CEO of Saudi Aramco: Global oil reserves are worryingly low. 🔹Refilling the reserves and simultaneously meeting global oil demand will take 2 years.