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Iran-backed Houthi missiles hit Yemen's Aden airport after evacuation warning

The Houthis say a Saudi cargo plane was the target, and they blame Saudi-led airstrikes for 14 deaths at a northern market.

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Overview

Iran-backed rebels fired missiles at Aden International Airport in government-held southern Yemen on Wednesday. Their military spokesman, Yahya Saree, told people at the airport to leave and claimed a Saudi military transport plane loaded with arms was on site, without giving evidence, according to ABC. A local police source told AFP, as reported by CBS, that the plane was not hit and took off soon after.

ABC reports that flights from Cairo and Mumbai were diverted and one flight to Cairo was canceled. The Houthis also said Saudi-led airstrikes killed 14 people at a market in al-Jawf province in northern Yemen. ABC says the Houthi-run health ministry called it a war crime, and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government had not yet commented.

Meanwhile, diplomacy continued. Reuters, citing an unnamed official who was not from Iran, reported that Qatari mediators gave Iran a draft plan to end the war. CBS reports that a senior Iranian official denied any new proposal was presented, saying Qatar came with "unacceptable" ideas.

Breitbart quotes an Iranian official as saying the ideas "did not amount to an offer." Delegations from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan visited Tehran amid reports that the US and Israel were preparing to renew attacks on Iran.

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Liberal10 outlets

Outlets on the left place the Yemen strikes inside a wide regional picture. ABC leads with the Houthi claim that Saudi-led airstrikes killed 14 at a market, citing the Houthi-run health ministry's call for an international investigation. It also covers the Aden airport evacuation, diverted flights and the Houthi siege of Taiz, where Yemeni officials asked for help protecting civilians.

CBS runs a roundup noting the Iranian denial of a Qatari proposal, Israeli exit polls with no clear winner, and a Central Command estimate that the war has cost the US military at least $47.1 billion. It also reports the Yemeni transport ministry's aviation warning. An AP story in The Independent describes Russian satellites gathering intelligence before strikes on Saudi targets, citing a private intelligence firm and officials.

The New York Times reports a rare joint trip to Tehran by Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani delegations, amid reports that Washington and Israel are preparing to restart attacks.

Center6 outlets

The Journal reports that oil prices fell as traders balanced diplomatic efforts to ease US-Iran tensions against continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, with one report adding shipping risks near . Forbes reports that refineries, rather than crude supply, are the weakest link in the global fuel system and carry the highest geopolitical risk.

Conservative6 outlets

Outlets on the right focus on Iran's conduct and on the effect on Saudi oil. Breitbart reports, citing Reuters, that Qatar gave Iran a draft plan and that an Iranian official dismissed it as "unacceptable." It stresses Iranian threats against undersea data cables and data centers, and the Saudi aim of getting Iran to rein in the Houthis.

It also covers Oman's call for a Gulf security pact that includes Iran. The New York Post reports that Saudi exports hold near war-time highs, about 6.5 million barrels a day in October, despite Houthi attacks. It notes the Houthi claim of a missile strike on the Ras Tanura refinery and crude at $115 a barrel.

The Washington Times reports that Houthi missiles hit Aden airport hours after the evacuation warning, and that a Houthi spokesman said the target was a Saudi cargo plane.

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