The Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported that the group targeted the facility with drones in response to Saudi drone strikes on Yemen’s Saada and Hajjah provinces.

Saudi Aramco facility in Jizan is a major crude oil refinery located on the Red Sea coast in southwestern Saudi Arabia.

In a statement, the Houthis said they “successfully targeted the Aramco refinery in Jizan with a drone,” adding that the attack was “in response to the Saudi enemy’s drones incursions into the airspace of Saada and Hajjah governorates.”

The Saudi Energy Ministry said a fire had broken out at dawn at a facility belonging to Saudi Aramco’s refinery in Jazan, that was extinguished by the company’s firefighting teams. It added that no injuries had been reported.

The ministry did not immediately provide details on the cause of the fire or report any casualties. UNI

        MEA firmly dismisses US congressional comments on FCRA amendments as internal legislative matters

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Vice President JD Vance reaffirmed their commitment to deepening the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership during a wide-ranging telephone conversation, underscoring strong momentum in bilateral relations.

The two leaders reviewed progress across key strategic pillars, focusing heavily on expanding cooperation in trade, defense technology, energy security, critical supply chains, and emerging technology frameworks. Taking to social media platform X, PM Modi noted the constructive tone of the talks aimed at bolstering bilateral capabilities. On a personal note, the Prime Minister also extended warm congratulations to Vice President Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance on the recent birth of their son.

The high-level diplomatic exchange follows recent remarks by US Congressman Riley Moore regarding India’s proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), which the US lawmaker characterized as detrimental to foreign funding for NGOs and faith-based groups.

Responding directly to the commentary, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) reiterated its steadfast diplomatic stance, clarifying that legislative processes remain strictly internal affairs under the sole purview of the Parliament of India. The MEA further noted that regulatory frameworks governing foreign financial contributions are standard practice globally, including within the United States.

“I’d rather make a deal because I don’t want to kill people; I do not want to kill people. But at some point, we’re gonna. We were set for the biggest attack of any attack, and we’ve hit them very hard for the last few months. But we were, we were all set for the biggest attack since World War II. And they called me, and they said, ‘Please don’t do it. Let’s talk.’ And then they don’t. They say we never said that,” Trump said, addressing his supporters in Las Vegas.

From Trump’s point of view, Iran respects the United States.

“Let’s see what happens,” the US president added.

On Sunday, Trump said he had cancelled strikes on Iran in light of a pending settlement deal, the contours of which include opening the Strait of Hormuz and agreements on the nuclear programme. The New York Times reported that the agreement provides for Iran and Oman to reach a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz within 60 days.

Speaking at the White House, Trump said negotiations with Tehran were underway at the request of regional powers, even as Iran flatly denied holding any talks with Washington, exposing deep uncertainty over the state of US-Iran diplomacy and raising fresh questions over whether a breakthrough or a military confrontation is closer.

Trump said he had paused what he described as a massive U.S. military operation against Iran after signs of diplomatic progress and appeals from regional allies, but warned the window for a deal was rapidly closing.

“I think we’re going to maybe get something, but I want to give them every last chance before decapitation,” Trump said. “This is Iran’s last chance… to sign a good document.”

Trump insisted U.S.-Iran negotiations were “going on right now,” saying the talks were being pursued at the request of Iran as well as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. He also claimed he had called off strikes that “would have been the biggest attack since World War II” because diplomacy appeared to be gaining momentum.

Tehran has contradicted the president’s account on Monday.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said no direct negotiations with Washington were taking place, adding that its only current discussions were with Oman over a temporary maritime safety arrangement in the Strait of Hormuz.

The public contradiction exposed the deep uncertainty surrounding Trump’s latest diplomatic push, with Washington portraying negotiations as active while Tehran denied they even existed.

Responding to Iran’s remarks, Trump accused the country’s leadership of being “unbelievably duplicitous” and dismissed its statements over the Strait of Hormuz as “the usual blather.”

The latest exchange underscores Trump’s strategy of pairing military pressure with offers of diplomacy as he seeks to revive a nuclear agreement with Tehran. The US president has repeatedly issued deadlines and warned of military consequences, but previous rounds of negotiations have stalled over sanctions relief, uranium enrichment and broader regional security issues.

The Strait of Hormuz remains at the center of the standoff. The narrow waterway handles roughly a fifth of global oil shipments, making any threat to its security a key risk for energy markets and geopolitical stability.

Officials said the search operation is being carried out by the SDRF Component Baramulla and Sub-Component Sopore to trace and retrieve the body of Furqan Rafiq Hajam (14), son of Mohd Rafiq Hajam, a resident of Wadoora, Sopore.

The teenager drowned in the Pohru River at Wadoora in Sopore area of Baramulla district while bathing on August 2.

Despite sustained efforts by the rescue teams on Sunday, the body could not be recovered. The search operation resumed on Monday and continued throughout the day, officials said.

They added that SDRF teams are making all possible efforts to retrieve the body.

“We are talking to them in the form of negotiation. It begins tomorrow afternoon,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

The US President expressed confidence that a deal on Iran’s denuclearisation would be reached.

“I think there’s a deal. There’s a deal on (the Strait of) Hormuz, and then there will be a deal on the nuclear, or, you might call it, a denuclearisation of Iran,” he said.

Trump said that the United States cancelled its planned weekend attack on Iran, in part at Tehran’s request, but is ready to resume bombing at any time.

“I was asked (to cancel the strikes on Iran) by Saudi Arabia, by the UAE, by Qatar, and by Iran. We were also asked by Iran, very strongly,” he added.

The US President declined to comment on reports of the withdrawal of American forces from Kuwait and Bahrain.

“I don’t want to comment on that,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

Media reported earlier that the US was withdrawing some troops from bases in several Middle Eastern countries attacked by Iran, including Kuwait and Bahrain.

The incident occurred in the Kamalkote area of the Uri sector.

Officials said the blast was accidental in nature and resulted in injuries to two soldiers.

“Both the injured personnel were immediately airlifted to the Army’s Base Hospital at Badamibagh in Srinagar for specialised medical treatment,” they said.

Officials reiterated that the explosion was accidental and not linked to any cross-border firing or militant activity.

There was no statement from Army so far about the incident.

Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Omar said there was a clear distinction between maafi (apology) and maazrat (regret), and argued that Mehbooba had avoided offering an unconditional apology.

“Did she use the word maafi? No. Did she apologise? No,” Omar said. “There is a difference between maazrat and maafi. If someone says, ‘If anyone was hurt by what I said,’ and uses the word agar (if), then that is not an apology. It is only an expression of regret.”

His remarks came hours after Mehbooba clarified that her ‘banta hai’ remarks had inadvertently slipped out and expressed regret if her statement had hurt anyone’s sentiments.

Omar also questioned the conduct of a PDP MLA who had allegedly claimed for several days that the controversial video of Mehbooba’s remarks was generated using artificial intelligence.

“What about those people who tried to suppress this issue for five days? Who spread falsehoods?” he asked. “Today, Mehboobaji herself has admitted there was no AI involved and that she had made those remarks. His (MLA’s) own president has exposed the lies that were being spread.”

The Chief Minister went on to ask whether the MLA who propagated the AI claim should continue in office.
“He is a responsible MLA. Should he remain an MLA after misleading people for five days?” Omar said.

Responding to questions on the Peoples Democratic Party’s planned protests on the anniversary of abrogation of Article 370, Omar said the party was free to pursue whatever programme it wanted.
“Who has stopped them? When they had the opportunity, they did not raise these issues in Delhi. Let them do whatever they want now,” he said.

In a sharp political attack, Omar blamed the PDP for the current constitutional situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
“We are here because of them. If they had not brought the BJP into power, we would not have been in this situation,” he said, referring to the PDP-BJP coalition government formed in 2015.

He added that if the PDP had realised its mistakes and now wanted to rectify them, it was their decision to make.