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Houthi missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia have reignited the Yemen conflict, drawn Pakistan and Iran into a diplomatic confrontation and added new pressure to global oil and shipping markets.
US President Donald Trump said on July 8, 2026, that the interim ceasefire with Iran is effectively over, calling further negotiations "a waste of time." His remarks came during the NATO summit in Ankara following renewed US military strikes and escalating tensions in the Middle East.
