Trump says US may carry out 'another little Epic Fury'
US President Donald Trump told a Florida rally on Friday the US may carry out "another little Epic Fury", using the US military's term for its war against Iran, Reuters reported.
Trump said earlier in the day the US could end the war quickly but questioned whether Washington should seek a swift conclusion or allow the conflict to gradually wind down, according to Reuters.
He had earlier said this month the US would not launch an attack on Iran before the November 3 elections that will determine control of Congress, where Trump's Republican Party holds a narrow majority in both chambers.
Saudi-led coalition intercepts ballistic missile launched towards Riyadh
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said on Saturday it had intercepted a ballistic missile launched towards Riyadh by the Iran-backed group.
Two explosions rang out in Riyadh early Saturday, an AFP journalist in the Saudi capital said, as the Houthis keep up strikes on the kingdom.
An early warning system was activated to alert residents to a potential threat, the Saudi civil defence said.
"Air defences intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Houthi terrorist militia toward Riyadh," coalition spokesman Turki Al Maliki posted on X.
A drone was also intercepted in the country's Eastern Province, Al Maliki said in an earlier post on Saturday.
Saudi Arabia has come under sustained attack from the Iran-backed group this month, including a strike on Riyadh's international airport that was the country's deadliest in years.
Tehran has denied having anything to do with attacks by the Houthis after Saudi Arabia accused Iran of having encouraged the group's escalation against the Kingdom.