Overview
- The internationally recognized Yemeni government says it struck Sanaa International Airport’s runway on Monday, July 13 to block an Iranian Mahan Air flight carrying a Huthi delegation.
- Huthi-linked media and spokesmen dispute that account and report the Iranian plane landed anyway, leaving core facts about the strike and the flight’s fate unresolved.
- Hours after the airport attack the Huthis launched rockets and drones toward southern Saudi Arabia, and a Saudi-led coalition said air defenses intercepted ballistic missiles over Abha.
- Yemeni officials also allege Huthi forces prevented an ICRC flight from leaving and detained its pilots, a claim the Red Cross and the Huthis have not publicly confirmed.
- The UN envoy has called for immediate de-escalation as diplomats warn the incident risks widening Iran–Saudi proxy tensions and threatening shipping routes and humanitarian operations in the Red Sea region.