Houthi target Riyadh with ballistic missile, Saudi Arabia says

Saudi Arabia on Saturday confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital   Riyadh with a ballistic missile. The statement by the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis came long after the morning attempt, which the coalition said was intercepted. It was the first attack targeting Riyadh since the escalation in fighting between the Iran-backed Houthis and Yemeni government forces backed by the Saudis. The statement also said the Houthis tried to attack civilian infrastructure in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu and in Taif, Baysh and Farasan, but they were thwarted, giving no further details. The Houthis earlier claimed, without providing evidence, that they had targeted sensitive sites in Riyadh and facilities of Saudi oil giant Aramco in Yanbu, causing massive fires.
Meanwhile, the head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council  Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran has sent Washington its conditions for ending the war via Qatar, a key mediator. Israeli strikes killed three people in Gaza. And Israel’s military said it struck Hezbollah targets across several areas in southern Lebanon. Rezaei said they include ending the war on all fronts, releasing assets seized from Iran and ending the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. Earlier U.S.-Iran negotiations fell apart. He also said Iran wants the fighting involving Yemen and Saudi Arabia to end.
The U.S. State Department on Saturday renewed a blanket travel alert for Americans in or traveling to the Middle East, warning that the conflict with Iran “has the potential to escalate rapidly.” At least 11 U.S. embassies in the region issued a warning that travel disruptions are possible. The head of U.S. Central Command said the military has supported the transit of 1 billion barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz over the past two months and claimed that Iran has “exported zero barrels” because of a U.S. blockade.