Saudi Arabia said it shut down the East-West pipeline as a precaution.
ByDavid Brennan, Mary Kekatos, Nadine El-Bawab, Ivan Pereira, and Jon Haworth
Last Updated: September 13, 2026, 4:37 AM EDT
President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.
Delegations from the U.S. and Iran entered negotiations in June aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed by both countries.
The U.S. and Iran have nonetheless continued to exchange strikes, with the strategic Strait of Hormuz as the primary flashpoint. Trump said in August that the U.S. would launch a “crushing economic operation” to force Tehran into submission.
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Trump confirms call with MBS, says everything will ‘work out fine and dandy’
Here’s how the news is developing.
4:37 AM EDT
Iranian ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz, state media says
An Iranian commercial vessel was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz early Sunday morning, leaving one person dead and four crew members wounded, according to Iranian state media.
The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency quoted the governor of Qeshm Island saying that an Iranian container ship was hit by an “unidentified projectile” near the island of Hengam.
The episode came as Iran prepared to meet with Gulf states in Oman on Monday to discuss safe passage for shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
-ABC News’ Claire Bower
4:36 AM EDT
Saudi authorities report Houthi attack in southern region
The Saudi Civil Defense spokesperson said Saturday that a projectile fired by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fell in the Al-Tawwal governorate in the Jazan region, which borders Houthi-controlled Yemen from the north along the Red Sea coast.
The attack injured two people and damaged a mosque, several buildings and vehicles, the spokesperson said in a statement posted to the Civil Defense’s X account.
-ABC News’ Somayeh Malekian
Sep 12, 2026, 1:52 PM EDT
Iraqi prime minister orders investigation into origin of strikes on Saudi pipeline, dismisses province commander
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said he had ordered an investigation into the operations command in Maysan province, on the border with Iran, and dismissed the province’s commander after authorities confirmed that the attacks targeting a Saudi Arabian pipeline were launched from a site within the province.
Sep 12, 2026, 9:50 AM EDT
Trump confirms call with MBS, says everything will ‘work out fine and dandy’
President Donald Trump confirmed that he had a phone call with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman during a brief bilateral greeting with the Taoiseach of Ireland, Micheál Martin, in Dublin on Saturday.
Asked about the call and what the U.S. is going to do, Trump avoided weighing in on what he spoke to MBS about or what next steps are.
“Well I have had a call with MBS. He’s a good friend of mine and it’s going to, I can just say, it’s going to work out fine and dandy. It’s going to be very good,” Trump said.
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