Saudi outlet Hadath reported Yemeni government forces have retaken positions west of Taiz previously infiltrated by Houthi fighters and have advanced toward the Jir Bani Omar area as part of operations to expel Houthi forces from Taiz province.

Trump said he finds Canada the hardest country to deal with and that Canada is eager to reach a deal.

Iraq said on the 13th it will begin phased reopenings of three previously closed border crossings with Iran, allowing passenger movement and commercial trade between the 13th and 17th. In recent days drones launched from inside Iraq struck Saudi Arabia’s east–west oil pipelines; Riyadh strongly condemned the attacks. On the 12th Iraq had closed several Iran-border crossings and agreed to Iran’s request for a joint investigation of drone launch platforms found near the shared frontier.