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JD Vance says one ‘basic’ step could end Iran’s nuclear threat as Houthis strike more airports (Reuters) US vice president JD Vance said that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity for the US to end its months-long war, as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations. Vance, who has taken a leading role for the US side in peace talks, asked: "If you don't want a nuclear weapon, then why do you need 60 per cent enriched fuel? And if you want to show commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, don't build highly enriched fuel.
That's a very basic threshold issue.” Iran and the US have exchanged proposals in recent weeks to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz . But president Donald Trump has rejected Tehran's latest offer, and warned that military operations could intensify after the midterms. Meanwhile, Yemen said the Iran-backed Houthis attacked the Aden International Airport with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones early on Wednesday.
One missile landed near the airport runway minutes before a flight from Cairo was due to land, the ministry said. The Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile north of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Fighting between the Houthis and the recognised government in Yemen has intensified across several fronts this week.
Oil prices rise to over $101 a barrel Oil prices rose today as the market weighed supply constraints from a storm heading for US oil-producing regions and attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia against increased supplies of Middle East crude. Brent futures rose 93 cents, or 0.92 per cent, to $101.51 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude rose 82 cents, or 0.92 per cent, to $90.25. US forecasters yesterday said a storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico would become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 within two days and would likely hit oil and gas producing facilities.
The offshore areas in the Gulf in the storm's path produce 15 per cent of US crude oil and 5 per cent of the country's natural gas. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar 7 October 2026 06:00 Yemen says Houthi missile landed near runway minutes before flight landing The Yemeni government condemned a Houthi attack on the Aden airport and said one missile landed near the runway just "minutes" before a flight was due to land. Yemen's transport ministry said the Iran-backed group attacked the airport during the early hours of today with two ballistic missiles and drones.
It said that a missile landed near the runway “minutes” before Yemenia flight 603 en route from Cairo was due to land. The aircraft was diverted to Jeddah. The attack “placed the lives of civilians and aviation crews in direct danger”, the ministry said.
“Aden airport should remain a safe space for passengers and workers, not an arena of fear and threat,” it added. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar 7 October 2026 05:00 Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end war US vice president JD Vance said that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to satisfy US demands and end the country’s seven-month war, even as Washington was unsure how Tehran makes decisions in negotiations. Vance, a longtime sceptic of US involvement in foreign wars, has taken a leading role in negotiating a settlement to the conflict and brokered a provisional peace agreement in June that quickly fell apart.
"If you don't want a nuclear weapon, then why do you need 60 per cent enriched fuel? And if you want to show commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, don't build highly enriched fuel. That's a very basic threshold issue," Vance told Reuters.
"I think if they want to show a commitment to not building a nuclear weapon, they would do something meaningful on their enrichment capacity." Alisha Rahaman Sarkar 7 October 2026 04:57 Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi missile The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen claimed to have intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile north of the capital Riyadh this morning. Coalition spokesperson Major General Turki al-Maliki said the missile launched by the Houthis was intercepted and destroyed. He said that the coalition was tracking the launch platform using its intelligence systems over Sanaa.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar 7 October 2026 04:20 Houthis claim strikes on Saudi airports and airbase The Houthis claim to have successfully struck Saudi Arabia's Abha airport with ballistic missiles and drones. There has been no immediate confirmation from the Saudi authorities. Earlier on Tuesday, the Iran-backed rebels said they attacked the King Khalid airport in Riyadh with drones and targeted an airbase in Khamis Mushait with missiles.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar 7 October 2026 04:16 Most families of US troops killed in the Iran war won't be at White House event Most families of the six soldiers killed in the deadliest attack of the Iran war will not be attending a major White House event for Gold Star families hosted by President Donald Trump . Only one family member of those killed in an Iranian drone strike on 1 March at Port Shuaiba in Kuwait confirmed that they planned to attend Tuesday's reception with Trump and the First Lady. Troops who survived the attack have raised questions about why they were stationed at a site that didn’t have sufficient air protection and was viewed as a likely target.
More here. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar 7 October 2026 03:55 Trump was misunderstood over US attack comments, says White House The White House clarified Donald Trump's comments in which he said attacks on two US cities would be a “small price to pay”. White House communications director Steven Cheung said the president was not insinuating that he wanted Iran to attack US cities but instead wanted to prevent Tehran from having that capability.
He said Trump’s comments had been misunderstood. Trump was discussing the Iran war and resulting high gas prices that have become a midterm liability for Republicans when he mentioned the possibility of an Iranian attack on US soil. "It's a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe," he said of the war and its economic fallout.
"They can take out a city. Let 'em take out Los Angeles, let 'em take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay." Trump invites Iran to 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego Jane Dalton 7 October 2026 03:00 Yemeni government fighters drove vehicles over Houthi opponents Video posted by government forces in Yemen showed them driving armoured cars over opposing fighters as they recaptured areas around the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait from Iran-backed Houthis in a deadly new phase of the fragmented country's war.
The videos gave a glimpse into the brutal closing stages of a pitched battle for control of territory near the strait that the Houthis had captured last month. The Houthi advance sent shockwaves through the oil market and pushed up petrol and diesel prices worldwide. Fighting continued near Bab el-Mandeb on Tuesday as Saudi-backed government forces battled to consolidate Monday's counter-attack, besieging Houthi fighters at a military camp near the strait and pushing into hills to the east, Yemeni military sources said.
The videos, verified by Reuters and filmed from inside the armoured vehicles, showed them striking fighters with their vehicle. Some were armed and some were walking or running. However, others were unarmed and some were sitting, lying or crouching on the sandy shore and made no move to evade the oncoming vehicle as they were run over.
Reuters | Jane Dalton 7 October 2026 01:30 Iran claims to hold large stockpile of new missiles and drones Iran’s army has a large stockpile of new defensive and offensive equipment, including missiles and drones, the army says. According to Iran International , army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said the army had gained valuable experience during the war and identified where and how its adversaries were vulnerable. He said Iran had produced new missiles, drones and other defensive and offensive equipment daily during the war and was continuing to manufacture them.
Jane Dalton 6 October 2026 23:30 Families of US troops killed in deadliest attack were not at White House event Most families of six soldiers killed in the deadliest attack of the Iran war were not attending a major White House event for Gold Star families hosted by President Donald Trump. Jane Dalton 6 October 2026 21:30
Source: The Independent
