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🚨🇾🇪 — PLC media reported airstrikes targeting Houthi positions in Maslaka and Milat, within the Jabal Habashi district west of Taiz, as well as at Salihin Hill and Al-Mashhuth in the Al-Shaqb area of Taiz. ➡️ Al Masirah separately reported Saudi coalition attacks targeting the capital, Sana’a, and the Hamdan district within the Sana'a governorate. ⭐️ Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇺🇸 — U.S President Trump via the Truth Social platform:

I am pleased to announce that Katie Zacharia will be beginning her term as Press Secretary tomorrow, Columbus Day, and will be doing an introductory News Conference on Tuesday at 9:30 A.M. from the Press Briefing Room in the White House. Katie has been with me, in spirit, from the very beginning, and will do a fantastic job! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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⚡️🇮🇷 — Iranian IRGC Navy Public Relations addresses the incident:

«A shuttle tanker carrying 750,000 barrels of crude oil attempted to pass through an unauthorized route this afternoon, disregarding warnings and alerts from the IRGC Navy, struck a naval mine, and suffered a severe explosion and fire.»

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⚡️🇮🇷🇺🇸 — Mohsen Rezaei Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council:

The U.S. has agreed to some of Iran’s seven conditions, but we consider its response INADEQUATE. Iranian diplomacy has changed and there will be no return to the status quo ante.

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⚡️🇮🇷🇸🇦 — Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi and Saudi FM Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call discussing regional developments. Araghchi warned that military escalation and ignoring political solutions would worsen the situation, stating regional crises have no military solution. — Tasnim, citing IRIMFA ➡️ He added Iran is ready to assist in initiating dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Yemen to facilitate a political settlement. ⭐️ Follow @MaxOsintIntel

🇾🇪❌🇾🇪 — Field logs and visual data from Oct 11, 2026, confirm a structural shift in Taiz from peripheral pressure to direct urban siege.

• Western Gateway: Houthi forces seized the Al-Hanjar checkpoint and "Red Hill" (Al-Taba Al-Hamra). This pushed the frontline to Taiz's western outskirts and cut the Wadi al-Dhabab highway. • Southern Collapse: The Al-Misrakh district center has fallen. Houthi columns from Najd al-Qasim, Al-Aqroodh, and Al-Matali linked up, clearing the basin and trapping pro-Aden garrisons [1]. PLC claims of ambushes along the Talouq/Bardad axes lack visual validation, failing to confirm significant operational disruption or strategic impact. • Southern Ridge: Houthi units are scaling Jabal Sabr, the ridge dominating Taiz's southern skyline [2]. PLC media claims counter-attacks at Qal'at Dubah and Tebat Mahyoub Thabit are unverified delaying actions to prevent Houthi overwatch [3]. • Coastal Buffer: Houthi forces contained a PLC counter-offensive from Lahj toward the Al-Wazi'iyah heights, clearing Wadi Sharirah and advancing toward Al-Shamayatayn. Elite PLC units (42nd Infantry Brigade) engaged in close-quarters combat along the Al-Wazi'iyah – Al-Mansurah axis to disrupt the Houthi logistics corridor from the Al-Mokha coast.

➡️ Analyst Ali Al-Nassi's map frame [4] confirms Houthi control of the Al-Misrakh and Al-Hanjar bottlenecks, leaving Jabal Sabr as the final barrier to a total 360-degree siege of the PLC urban perimeter. ⭐️ Follow @MaxOsintIntel

🇾🇪❌🇾🇪 — Field logs and visual data from Oct 11, 2026, confirm a structural shift in Taiz from peripheral pressure to direct urban siege.

• Western Gateway: Houthi forces seized the Al-Hanjar checkpoint and "Red Hill" (Al-Taba Al-Hamra). This pushed the frontline to Taiz's western outskirts and cut the Wadi al-Dhabab highway. • Southern Collapse: The Al-Misrakh district center has fallen. Houthi columns from Najd al-Qasim, Al-Aqroodh, and Al-Matali linked up, clearing the basin and trapping pro-Aden garrisons [1]. PLC claims of ambushes along the Talouq/Bardad axes lack visual validation, failing to confirm significant operational disruption or strategic impact. • Southern Ridge: Houthi units are scaling Jabal Sabr, the ridge dominating Taiz's southern skyline [2]. PLC media claims counter-attacks at Qal'at Dubah and Tebat Mahyoub Thabit are unverified delaying actions to prevent Houthi overwatch [3]. • Coastal Buffer: Houthi forces contained a PLC counter-offensive from Lahj toward the Al-Wazi'iyah heights, clearing Wadi Sharirah and advancing toward Al-Shamayatayn. Elite PLC units (42nd Infantry Brigade) engaged in close-quarters combat along the Al-Wazi'iyah – Al-Mansurah axis to disrupt the Houthi logistics corridor from the Al-Mokha coast.

➡️ Analyst Ali Al-Nassi's map frame [4] confirms Houthi control of the Al-Misrakh and Al-Hanjar bottlenecks, leaving Jabal Sabr as the final barrier to a total 360-degree siege of the PLC urban perimeter. ⭐️ Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇮🇷 — Iran’s IRGC Navy warned that any vessel within the Strait of Hormuz that switches off its navigation and identification systems will be classified as hostile and “dealt with harshly and decisively.” ⭐️ Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇮🇷 — Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi said Iran had been compelled to impose control measures in the Strait of Hormuz in response to military aggression, describing the waterway as “a red line for national security and a defensive instrument” and an indispensable component of Iran’s national security. — Tasnim He said the measures would continue until the United States concluded that a military approach was not the solution, adding that maritime transit through the Strait had faced no problems before the war and urging other countries to establish who had forced Iran to introduce the restrictions. Gharibabadi characterized the “Ramadan War” as a demonstration of Iranian strength and asserted Iran’s right to take all necessary measures to protect the Strait. ⭐️ Follow @MaxOsintIntel

🚨🇸🇦 — An attack targeted King Fahd International Airport in Dammam earlier today; damage assessments and safety inspections of airport facilities are ongoing. — Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation ⭐️ Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇺🇦 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

Fellow Ukrainians! Diplomacy has been very active these days. There is a lot of support for Ukraine. Today, I have already spoken with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, also with President of Finland Alex Stubb, Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney, and with Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO. ​ There were also talks today with representatives of the United States Congress. I would like to thank everyone for their clear understanding of what is happening. Yesterday, I also spoke with the British Prime Minister—thank you, Andy, for your support—and spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, and Emmanuel is ready to help us, help Ukraine. ​ I spoke with Norway’s Prime Minister, Jonas—a great friend of Ukraine. There will be meetings and formats this week to consolidate support and coordinate with other European leaders. There will be support packages for Ukraine, for Ukrainians. Everyone in Europe—many of our partners—feels that strong steps are needed now. ​ We are working separately and very substantively with the European Union to resolve financial issues first and foremost—for the sake of our defense and budget stability. We are preparing decisions. We are also preparing new steps in European integration. This provides significant political and moral support. I thank Ursula and all European leaders for their assistance. ​ And as for the United States. Of course, we in Ukraine are maintaining contact with America at all levels. I thank all Americans who have supported us, Ukraine, throughout all these years of war and who want Russia to fail in its attempt to destroy us, our independence, and ruin the lives of other nations as well. ​ Our position has always been as transparent and honest as possible—Ukraine never wanted this war, not even for a single second, let alone five years of full-scale war, and we are ready to take all necessary steps to end it. It is only logical to establish a ceasefire and stop the war. It is only logical to guarantee security so that the war cannot return. ​ Today, there was a statement from the President of the United States that an energy ceasefire has been secured. This is good news for everyone—and it is important that it become reality. Ukraine supports all genuine and reliable formats for a ceasefire and an end to the war. ​ Ukraine is ready to refrain from striking Russian energy infrastructure—and we count on the same readiness from Russia, as well as on the agreement reached by the President of the United States on this matter. We welcome such an agreement. ​ Unfortunately, Ukrainian skies have been infested with Russian 'shaheds' all day today. The skies right now—shaheds in the sky. And there were strikes, unfortunately, glide bomb strikes. And there were strikes on our energy infrastructure. ​ Just now, there was a strike on CHP-5 in Kharkiv—on Kharkiv's energy infrastructure. Overall, this past week alone, the Russians have carried out more than 200 strikes on our electricity generation and transmission facilities in Ukraine. Another 17 strikes this week targeted gas and oil facilities here in Ukraine. ​ In this one week alone, the Russians have killed more than 150 of our people, and more than 700 people have been wounded. Ukraine has proposed many de-escalatory steps. Putin had one answer to all of them—'nyet.' We do hope that he will finally say something different to America, to Ukraine, and the entire world. ​ Something other than killings and deception. Something that will lead to a real and dignified peace. Ukraine wants peace. The question is whether Russia does. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have received all the appropriate orders. We are defending Ukraine. ​ We are fighting for support for Ukraine. We support all steps by our partners that can help us. Expect us to see clear details of the dialogue between America and Russia—and we expect Putin to follow through on what President Trump said. I thank our warriors.

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🚨🇮🇷 — Public Relations Department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy:

A hostile supertanker struck a sea mine this afternoon in the southern Strait of Hormuz, causing an explosion and fire in its engine room. The vessel, carrying a cargo of crude oil and about to leave the Strait of Hormuz, had switched off all its navigation systems, violated the rules of the Strait of Hormuz, and was struck by a mine while transiting through an unauthorized route. This is the third oil tanker to strike a sea mine and catch fire while transiting the Strait of Hormuz without authorization since yesterday.

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🚨🇾🇪🇸🇦 — Yemeni Armed Forces:

Scenes of repelling Saudi enemy reinforcements attempting to advance from Lahj towards the Al-Waziyah heights and clearing Wadi Sharira and the surrounding mountains towards Al-Shamayatayn - October 11, 2026

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⚡️🇮🇷 — WATCH: Footage shows a little girl from Tabriz disassembling and reassembling a Kalashnikov rifle in 20 seconds. ⭐️ Follow @MaxOsintIntel

🚨🇾🇪🇸🇦 — Statement of the Yemeni Armed Forces:

In response to Saudi aggression (124 airstrikes in 24 hours; 2,058 total in current escalation), Yemeni forces executed four operations using ballistic/cruise missiles and drones deep in Saudi Arabia. Targets included: - King Khalid International Airport (Riyadh): Air traffic disrupted, closed. - Aramco Shugadam gas facility: Large fires caused. - Aramco Tanajib oil refinery: Ignition resulted. - King Fahd International Airport (Dammam): Air traffic disrupted. Additionally, six ballistic missiles and two drones targeted Saudi troop concentrations in Ras al-Ara and al-Saqiya, killing/wounding dozens. Surface-to-air missiles engaged and repelled Saudi aerial formations. Yemeni forces warned international companies, workers, and travelers to avoid Saudi airports/airspace (excluding Mecca/Medina). Operations will escalate under a "blockade for a blockade" policy until aggression stops and the siege lifts.

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⚡️🇱🇧🇮🇱 — The Lebanese Ministry of Health says the cumulative toll of Israeli aggression from March 2 to October 11 stands at 4,387 killed and 12,424 wounded. ⭐️ Follow @MaxOsintIntel

⚡️🇺🇸 — U.S. Central Command:

U.S. Sailors conduct maintenance on an F/A-18 Super Hornet aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73).

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