Iran claims Qatar is holding pilots, Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon, and other Middle East news
- Iran said Qatar was holding three of its pilots who went missing in March, while Qatar denied the claim.
- The United Arab Emirates accused Iran of again attacking one of its vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Houthi forces targeted Mokha port in western Yemen with six ballistic missiles, killing at least one person and wounding eight, according to Yemeni government-aligned sources.
- Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed 11 people, including seven in one strike near Ansar, in some of the deadliest violence since the June 20 truce with Hezbollah.
Iran and Qatar traded accusations after Tehran said Doha was holding three Iranian pilots who had been missing since March. Qatar denied the allegation. The United Arab Emirates also said Iran had again attacked one of its vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, adding to regional tensions.
In Yemen, Houthi forces struck Mokha port in the west of the country with six ballistic missiles, according to Yemeni government-aligned military media. Local health officials said the attack killed at least one person and wounded eight others.
In southern Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes killed 11 people. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said one strike hit a home near the village of Ansar and killed seven people, making it one of the deadliest attacks since the June 20 truce with Hezbollah.
For markets, the reported escalation across the Strait of Hormuz, Yemen and Lebanon is potentially risk-positive for oil and gold and risk-negative for regional equities, with the main effect likely coming through higher geopolitical uncertainty rather than an immediate confirmed supply disruption.
伊朗称卡塔尔扣押飞行员，以军空袭致黎巴嫩11人死亡，及其他中东消息
伊朗与卡塔尔就3名自今年3月失踪的伊朗飞行员问题相互指责。伊朗称这些飞行员被卡塔尔扣押，但卡塔尔否认了这一说法。阿联酋还表示，伊朗再次在霍尔木兹海峡袭击了一艘阿联酋船只，进一步加剧地区紧张局势。
在也门，胡塞武装向西部莫卡港发射6枚弹道导弹。与也门政府立场一致的军方媒体称，袭击造成至少1人死亡、8人受伤。
在黎巴嫩南部，以色列空袭造成11人死亡。黎巴嫩国家通讯社称，其中一次袭击击中安萨尔附近一处住宅，造成7人死亡，是自6月20日与真主党停火以来较为致命的袭击之一。
从市场角度看，霍尔木兹海峡、也门和黎巴嫩周边紧张局势升级，通常会对原油和黄金形成潜在利好，并对地区股市构成压力；外汇市场上，避险情绪也可能短线支撑美元等避险资产。