Multiple injured in Saudi Arabia following 'attack' on Riyadh airport

President Donald Trump this week said that if Iran doesn’t give the administration everything they want in a deal, then they “don’t exist any longer.”

“I will tell you what, Iran will be very quick one way or the other,” Trump said during a campaign stop in Syracuse, New York, on Friday. “Either they give us everything or they don’t exist any longer.”

Earlier this month, Trump made similar comments regarding a peace deal with Iran, telling reporters on the White House lawn: “They’ll either sign a very fair deal, or they won’t exist any longer.”

Iran has increased its attacks and rhetoric on Kurdish Iranian dissident groups living in Kurdistan in Northern Iraq since the war started, according to a report from the Jerusalem Post.

Most recently, a drone attack was launched on a Kurdish refugee camp near Erbil on Thursday. No injuries were reported.

"According to our information, last night's drone attack was carried out by Iran, and the two drones may have been launched from the Piranshahr area inside Iran," Mardin Zahedi, who does public relations for the Organization of Iranian Kurdistan Struggle, told the Voice of America.

Saturday's attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, left at least 12 people dead and dozens injured, Saudi authorities said, according to Reuters.

Iran International reported that the incident marked Saudi Arabia's deadliest attack since a mosque bombing in the eastern city of Qatif in 2015.

The airport was also targeted twice earlier this week in attacks claimed by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis. No group immediately claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack.

Vessels anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates were instructed by radio to move from their positions Saturday, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).

UKMTO said multiple ship captains near Ras Al Khaimah reported receiving the instructions over VHF radio.

Authorities are investigating the suspicious activity and have urged vessels to report any additional incidents.

The advisory did not identify the source of the broadcasts.

President Donald Trump mocked Iran's leadership during a rally in Tennessee on Saturday, calling the country's leaders "crazy" while touting his administration's efforts to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

"Despite the fact that we had to do a detour to take nuclear power away from a lunatic country," Trump said while discussing stock market gains.

"I tell them that all the time. I say, you guys are fricking crazy," Trump added.

"They don't talk that way anymore, by the way," the president said after imitating threats he attributed to Iranian leaders.

Trump said Friday that he was "about to settle, or win" the U.S.-Iran war.

The Pentagon on Friday officially raised the number of service members who died in the Middle East during the war against Iran to 21.

The additional noncombat deaths were added to the Pentagon’s Defense Casualty Analysis System on its website.

The numbers included 11 hostile and 10 nonhostile and 7 women and 14 men.

Before Friday, the numbers stood at 19, according to the Washington Post.

The two previously unlisted deaths were from March and September, the Post reported.

An anti-regime protester was executed this week just hours after he married his fiancée over the phone from prison, according to The Times.

Alireza Sepahi, 25, was hanged on Monday after being sentenced to death for anti-government protests in Isfahan’s Alikhani Square, Human Rights Iran reported.

Sepahi’s widow, Mahshad Keshani, 22, is serving a five-year sentence.

"It was Mahshad’s idea," Human rights lawyer Amirsalar Davoudi, who helped with the ceremony, told The Times. "Even now, I wonder how one young woman can possess such courage."

Fox News’ Emma Bussey contributed to this report.

Cast members from the reality show “Survivor” visited U.S. service members stationed in the Middle East this week, according to CENTCOM.

“The event, hosted by Armed Forces Entertainment, brought a touch of home and competitive spirit to Americans serving overseas,” the group said.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he thinks it's "time for Ukraine to get a new president" after Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke out against a diesel release deal the U.S. made with Russia. 

Zelenskyy wrote on X this morning that "every additional billion dollars" that Russia can earn through energy exports "will be spent on nothing but sourcing and importing critical components and equipment to manufacture weapons, upgrading 'shaheds,' [drones], producing missiles, and recruiting even more mercenaries to fight at the front." 

When asked by a reporter Saturday if the deal could prolong the Russia-Ukraine war by giving Moscow an economic lifeline, Trump said, "Well, I look at it differently. Zelenskyy could have settled this war many times, many, many times. And he chooses not to." 

"We said, 'you can do whatever you want to Russia. Don't hit the refineries, because that's a world problem that's caused.' And he wants to make problems for the world. He wants to make problems for our farmers, our ranchers, with diesel fuel, because Russia supplies a large portion of the diesel fuel throughout the world. And we told them, 'do whatever you want, but don't hit the diesel fuel, because this is a big problem. Big shortage.' Now, what does he do? He goes and hits the diesel fuel," the president said about Zelenskyy's strikes on Russia. 

"He can do whatever he wants. But you can't do that because we have a world problem. And the problem is caused by the lack of refineries for diesel fuel. So what does he do? He goes and hits refineries. And I said to him, 'do what you want, don't hit refineries. There's plenty of targets, but don't hit refineries,'" Trump continued. "And he went out and he hit. And he's not going to affect our farmers and he's not going to affect our ranchers, and he's not going to affect the rest of the world. So he better damn well stop." 

"I think it's time for Ukraine to get a new president," Trump added.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. will "make a decision" whether to join Saudi Arabia in targeting the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. 

The remark comes after Saudi-led coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said Friday that "We are working to dismantle and destroy the ballistic missile network of the terrorist Houthi militia." 

Trump was asked by a reporter Saturday, "Have you decided whether to join the Saudi strikes on the Houthis?" 

"We may, we're going to look at it ... We just found out about the recent attack," Trump said, referencing an attack on an airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. "So we'll make a decision. We move very quickly." 

Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority announced Saturday that multiple people have suffered injuries following an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. 

The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation said the latest incident is a "continuation of blatant attacks targeting civil aviation facilities in the Kingdom. 

"The attack resulted in a number of injuries, which are currently being inventoried," it added. 

"The Authority clarified that operational activities at the airport have been temporarily suspended pending the completion of damage assessment and verification of facility safety, in coordination with relevant authorities," it also said. 

The attack came two days after three people were killed at the airport in violence claimed by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis.

The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh issued a security alert Saturday saying it is “aware of attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on October 10 and strongly recommends all U.S. citizens avoid this airport and surrounding areas.”

“U.S. government employees working in Saudi Arabia require special authorization to use the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh,” it added. “U.S. citizens should be aware of potential flight cancellations, airspace closures, and travel disruptions. We recommend checking your flight departure status directly with the airline and with the airport.”

Reports emerged Saturday of loud blasts in the Saudi capital, with ambulances racing to the airport.

The Israel Defense Forces said Saturday that it eliminated two terrorists belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas groups.

The IDF said it killed Muhammad Abu Shalouf, “a company commander in Islamic Jihad’s military wing who infiltrated Israel during the October 7 Massacre,” and Musa Atef Musa Abu Dan, a member of Hamas’ Nukhba force.

“Recently, the terrorists advanced attacks against IDF troops and operated to restore the terrorist organizations’ capabilities, in systematic violation of the ceasefire agreement,” the IDF said. “The terrorists were eliminated in order to remove the threat that they posed.”

Israel’s military previously said the Nukhba force is a “elite” unit consisting of terrorsts “selected by senior Hamas operatives, designated to carry out terrorist attacks such as ambushes, raids, assaults, infiltration through terror tunnels, as well as anti-tank missile, rocket, and sniper fire.

"The Nukhba elite forces were one of the leading forces that infiltrated the State of Israel in order to carry out murderous acts of terror against its civilians,” the IDF also said.

Fox News Digital’s Lawrence Richard contributed to this post.

More than a dozen ambulances were seen heading to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday following reports of a loud blast in the area, according to Reuters.

The airport previously was targeted Thursday in attacks claimed by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

There were no immediate statements from the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation or the General Directorate of Saudi Civil Defense regarding the latest reported incident.

King Khalid International Airport said on X that passengers should contact their airlines and check their flight status before heading to the airport.

Kuwait Airways said it cancelled two flights on Saturday “due to the closure of the airport resulting from the security situation.”

Egypt's foreign ministry said Saturday that "Egypt condemns in the strongest terms the attacks that occurred in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, targeting King Khalid Airport in Riyadh and an aircraft belonging to Saudia, which resulted in the deaths of three Saudi citizens and the injury of a number of civilians. 

"Egypt emphasizes its total rejection of these attacks, considering them a flagrant violation of international law, and expresses its full solidarity with the Kingdom in all measures it takes to preserve its security, sovereignty, and the safety of its citizens. Egypt stresses that such attacks and the targeting of air navigation undermine international and regional security and stability," it added. 

The attacks Thursday on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh damaged three planes, The Associated Press reported Saturday.

White House press secretary Katie Zacharia told "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Saturday that President Donald Trump is putting "American citizens first" in a deal with Russia to release diesel into the global marketplace during the U.S.-Iran war. 

"President Trump has heard people have been frustrated with the gas prices. People are frustrated with the increase in grocery prices, and he is delivering what he always does, which are solutions," Zacharia said. "And though there are frustrations with some, President Trump has never been unambiguous. He is an America first president. He is putting American interests first, American citizens first with this deal. And we will have cheaper gas, cheaper groceries with this diesel deal." 

The remarks come as Russia has been launching attacks on Ukraine on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 12 people have been killed so far in the city of Zaporizhzhia. 

"What allowing Russia to sell oil products means was heard most clearly in Kyiv just now, when, after repeated attacks on energy facilities with jet-powered 'shaheds,' [drones], Russia launched a ballistic missile attack as well. Some of the missiles were intercepted," Zelenskyy said on X. "This once again clearly demonstrates Russia’s true intentions. They count on prolonging the war, terrorizing ordinary people, and destroying infrastructure. 

"Every additional billion dollars they can earn from exports will be spent on nothing but sourcing and importing critical components and equipment to manufacture weapons, upgrading 'shaheds,' producing missiles, and recruiting even more mercenaries to fight at the front. Russia’s choice is war," he continued. "And they will be ready to end it only when they feel that their ability to drag the war out is diminishing." 

"Unfortunately, the signals Russia received yesterday were entirely different – signals suggesting that it could simply keep attacking. And this needs to be corrected. Strong signals are needed from the United States, Europe, and other partners – signals in support of Ukraine and to RESTRICT Russia’s ability to wage war and terrorize people," Zelenskyy also said. 

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for further comment. 

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he stopped Iran, the “number one state sponsor of terror,” from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

“I settled 8 WARS, am close to ending or settling 2 more, got all of the Israeli hostages back, including the final 28, both living and dead, had hundreds of hostages, from countries all over the World, released and sent back home, won a war in Venezuela, and captured the violent dictator who so viciously ran that country, and stopped the number one state sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran, from obtaining a Nuclear Weapon — AND MUCH MORE!” Trump said in a post on Truth social.

“Yet, with all of that I, or the United States of America, did not get the Noble Peace Prize. WOW!” he added.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "is a wanted war criminal with Arab, American & Iranian blood on his hands. 

"To escape justice, he has no regard for his own people either," Araghchi added in a post on X. 

The remarks come after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that the Trump administration is imposing sweeping financial sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), a body the president has sought to dismantle throughout his second term. 

The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in 2024, accusing him of "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity" in the war against Hamas. 

Fox News Digital’s James Cirrone contributed to this post.

The deadly attack that the Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for Thursday on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, left three planes damaged, a report said. 

Two regional officials told The Associated Press on Saturday that the Houthi strikes hit three aircraft. Saudi Arabia said Friday that three people were killed in the incident, while Saudia, the national airline of Saudi Arabia, released a statement only identifying one aircraft as being damaged. 

The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claimed responsibility Thursday for the attacks targeting the airport. 

Saudi-led coalition spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki wrote on X on Friday that "We are working to dismantle and destroy the ballistic missile network of the terrorist Houthi militia." 

The Associated Press contributed to this post.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday that a dozen people were killed by Russian strikes, one day after President Donald Trump announced that Russia agreed to release diesel into the marketplace to ease the strain on global energy prices during the U.S.-Iran war. 

"Today, Russia expressed its thanks for the lifting of sanctions on diesel exports by dropping five glide bombs on residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia," Zelenskyy wrote on X. "As of now, sadly, twelve people have been confirmed killed, including three children. My condolences to all their families and loved ones. Another fourteen people have been injured, and two of them are in critical condition – the doctors are fighting to save their lives." 

Trump said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to "immediately supply over 300,000 Tons of Diesel Fuel to the American and Global Marketplace, another 500,000 Tons during the month of November, and 1,000,000 Tons immediately thereafter." 

Trump said the agreement came after the two had a "highly successful discussion."   

The development comes after Trump, less than a month ago, signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law, which the White House said “authorizes and expands statutory sanctions, tariffs, and prohibitions on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.” 

Fox News Digital's Brie Stimson contributed to this post. 

President Donald Trump suggested in a post on Truth Social that the end is coming for the conflict against Iran.

Trump said Friday that he is “about to settle, or win” the U.S.-Iran war.

“I stopped Iran from having a Nuclear Weapon, and blowing up the entire Middle East and, ultimately, far beyond!” Trump added.

The president, speaking during an event at the White House on Friday, also said "if they had a nuclear weapon, they would have used it and they would have used it fast. 

“They would have blown up the Middle East. They would have totally blown up Israel, number one, but they would have blown up the Middle East, and then they would have headed for our country, and they would have had, you know, they like to joke about it on television. They would have probably hit places like San Diego or Los Angeles first, because the route for a missile is much more convenient," Trump added. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump in their Friday phone call discussed the war in Iran, according to a release from the Kremlin.

Russia didn’t specify what the two presidents discussed about the war.

Following the phone call, Trump announced that Putin had agreed to eventually release millions of tons of diesel into the global market as prices soar, starting with 300,000 tons “immediately.”

“During the October 9 telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump, considerable focus was on prospects for settling the Ukraine crisis, while the situation surrounding Iran and various aspects of bilateral relations were touched upon as well,” Putin said in the statement.

Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

“When discussing the state of affairs in the global energy market, the Russian side confirmed its willingness to supply oil and petroleum products to the U.S. market and global markets at large,” he continued. “I am convinced this will have a positive impact on the entire global economy.”

Putin added, “An agreement was reaffirmed to maintain personal contacts between the presidents of the two countries and to continue cooperation across their respective administrations, security services, and agencies.”

Yesterday's Fox News Digital live blog offers additional coverage of the conflict with Iran.

So far in October, 11 ships have been struck in the Strait of Hormuz or off the coast of Oman, according to the U.S. Naval Institute, citing the International Maritime Organization and the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations.

Most of the ships were crude oil tankers.

Both Iran and the U.S. have been striking ships, with the Pentagon saying it has hit ships that violated the blockade or that are helping Iran.

Sept. 28 through Oct. 6 was the highest weekly total of attacks with 12, according to USNI.