WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, a defense official said Wednesday, the latest in a series of generals to be ousted and one that comes even as President Donald Trump is weighing renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war.
Saudi vows response as Houthis hit oil sites in worst attack in years
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RIYADH, Sept 8 — Saudi Arabia today threatened to hit back after a wave of missiles from Yemen’s Houthis set oil facilities ablaze and wounded dozens, the Iran-backed rebels’ heaviest attack in years.
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RIYADH, Sept 8 — Saudi Arabia today threatened to hit back after a wave of missiles from Yemen’s Houthis set oil facilities ablaze and wounded dozens, the Iran-backed rebels’ heaviest attack in years. The overnight attacks caused “temporary” shutdowns at oil sites and left 73 inj…
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