The Yemeni army said that it carried out 951 operations targeting Houthi militias and their positions in 24 hours as part of Operation Dawn of Yemen.

Army spokesman Majed al-Nuzaili said in a statement on Monday that the operations had “neutralised” around 332 Houthi field commanders and militias.

The army also reported destroying or damaging 56 vehicles, pieces of equipment and weapons across several fronts, including Al-Jawf, Marib and Al-Bayda.

Explosions were heard in southern Iran, including on Qeshm Island and in the coastal city of Bandar Lengeh, Iranian news agencies reported.

Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported five explosions on Qeshm Island early on Tuesday.

Separately, the semi-official Fars news agency said people heard explosions coming from the sea in Bandar Lengeh, Hormozgan province.

The cause of the explosions was not immediately known. Neither agency provided details on casualties or damage.

US president rules out any strikes when questioned, citing diplomatic progress while insisting Tehran must never acquire nuclear weapons.

The US Mission in Saudi Arabia has issued a security warning to American citizens following hostilities involving Houthi militias and Saudi Arabia.

"Iranian-supported Houthis have engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure resulting in civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions," the mission said in an advisory.

The mission warned that the situation could escalate rapidly beyond the immediate area, raising concerns about potential security threats and disruptions to commercial air travel.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said that it downed two US drones south of Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

The report said the IRGC Aerospace Force used electronic warfare systems against the two MQM-170 drones.

Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman has said that he spoke by phone with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth about bilateral defence cooperation and escalating regional security concerns, including ongoing attacks by Houthi militias against the Kingdom.

Prince Khalid said they reviewed the strategic defence cooperation between the two countries.

"We also discussed regional and global developments, including efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region and the continued Houthi terrorist attacks against the Kingdom," he said on the US social media platform X.

US President Donald Trump has raised doubts about whether he would follow through on a threatened resumption of military strikes against Iran and said a deal with Tehran could happen.

Trump in recent weeks had hinted about renewing attacks on Iran after the US midterm elections on Tuesday. But after a speech at the Washington Reflecting Pool on Monday, he indicated he might be thinking otherwise.

Asked by reporters if he was considering striking Iran after the midterms, Trump replied, "No."

US Vice President JD Vance said he and President Donald Trump were optimistic about securing a deal with Iran after Tehran revealed indirect negotiations with Washington.

"The president and I both feel pretty good about the prospects for potentially coming to a negotiated settlement," Vance told reporters.

"We've certainly made some progress. We'll see if we can make some more."

Yemen's Houthi militia has claimed that it targeted Dammam airport in eastern Saudi Arabia with two drones.

The militia’s spokesperson Yahya Saree also claimed strikes on an early-warning radar and a military transport aircraft in southwestern Saudi Arabia.

Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi says Washington must choose between diplomacy and military action, and warns of a "harsher" response to renewed aggression.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for a broad coalition government without Arab lists, saying he should be its leader since his Likud party won the most seats in parliament.

"We seek to establish a broad government with our partners and with any party that wishes to join and does not support terrorism," he said in a statement published on the Likud Telegram channel.

Brent crude fell below $105 a barrel for the first time since early October, dropping nearly 8 percent as US-Iran diplomacy eased concerns over oil supply disruptions.

International benchmark Brent crude traded at $104.43 a barrel as of 1700GMT, down 7.94 percent.

West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmark, fell $7.62, or 7.32 percent, to $96.50 a barrel.

Expected recommendations from Arab parties could raise Yashar leader's support to 67 lawmakers.

European stocks closed higher as diplomatic efforts to end the war in Iran pushed oil prices lower, boosting airline shares while weighing on energy producers.

The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 2.69 points, or 0.42 percent, to 649.44, closing near a two-month high.

Israeli air strikes and gunfire killed five people across Gaza, its civil defence agency has reported.

Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesperson for the civil defence agency in Gaza, said "five people were killed and several others injured" by Israeli attacks.

Three people were killed around Khan Yunis in the south, one by Israeli gunfire and two in drone strikes -- one on a "tent sheltering displaced people", and the other "targeting a group of people near a displacement camp", Bassal said.

In the north, one person was killed in "an Israeli strike that targeted a civilian vehicle" in Gaza City. The fifth person was killed by "shrapnel from a bomb dropped by drone" in the centre of the territory, Bassal said.

Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the Middle East war, Iranian state media reported, without providing further details.

"As part of high-level consultations between Iran and Russia, and following recent meetings between senior officials of the two countries, General Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the current situation... in the Middle East during a telephone conversation," IRNA news agency said.

Arab parties represented in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, held their first meeting since last week’s elections to coordinate efforts to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, ahead of consultations on forming a new administration.

The meeting came two days before Israeli President Isaac Herzog is scheduled to begin consultations on Wednesday with parties elected to the 120-member Knesset to determine which lawmaker should be tasked with forming a government.

Arab parties secured 19 seats in last Tuesday’s elections, while Netanyahu’s bloc won 53 seats and opposition parties obtained 48, according to preliminary results.

Palestinians have returned to damaged homes in Hebron in the occupied West Bank after Israel ended a 10-day military assault that displaced more than 3,000 people, according to the UN.

Israel launched the offensive after two Israeli soldiers were killed at a checkpoint on October 23, with the military saying it detained suspects and seized weapons during the raid.

Israel’s newly elected Knesset will hold its inaugural session on November 10, during which lawmakers will be sworn in and elect a parliamentary speaker, the parliament announced.

In a statement, the Knesset said the opening session would begin at 4 pm local time (1400 GMT), with President Isaac Herzog and other guests of honor in attendance.

The announcement follows last week’s parliamentary elections, which failed to produce a clear majority in the 120-member legislature.