Iran War Updates: Ships in Strait of Hormuz still face “indiscriminate attacks,” maritime monitor warns

Updated on: October 15, 2026 / 7:30 AM EDT / CBS News

A summit between the European Union and Persian Gulf countries that was scheduled to take place at the end of this month in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh has been postponed, the EU said Thursday, as Saudi Arabia faces attacks from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

"The second Summit between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council, originally planned for 24 October 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been postponed. A new date will be announced in due course," the EU's governing body, the European Council, said in a statement.

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in support of Yemen's government said Thursday it had intercepted a ballistic missile in the region of Medina.

The Houthis swiftly denied launching an attack on the Islamic kingdom's second holiest city.

Yemen's government has urged the United Nations and the U.N. Security Council to take urgent action to end what it described as a tightening Houthi siege of the southwest city of Taiz, warning of a looming humanitarian catastrophe affecting more than four million people.

In a letter sent on Wednesday to senior U.N. officials and the International Committee of the Red Cross, Foreign…

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