Saudi state television reported the Yemeni armed forces said the navy exchanged fire with Houthi vessels in the Red Sea and forced them to withdraw toward Hodeidah.

Trump said he will not change U.S. strategy toward Iran for the midterm elections and is not currently seeking negotiations with Tehran, though talks remain possible later. He said the U.S. now seeks to resolve more than the nuclear issue, with an agenda that would include items that were "impossible to put on the table" three months ago, and added that "this war will end immediately after our election." On energy, he said oil prices will fall sharply after the midterms and he will push gasoline below $2/gal, though that may take longer. He tied any return of oil to above $100/bbl to preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and described Iran's economy and domestic situation as very poor.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Aerospace Force said early on Sept. 9 local time it launched a heavy missile strike on a US military base in Jordan in retaliation for a US attack on an Iranian oil tanker. The statement said the ballistic missile strike hit maintenance and deployment hangars and fighter shelters for F-35, F-16 and F-15 aircraft, causing heavy damage, and warned its continued vigilance and combat readiness will persist until the aggression stops.