Yemen's Houthis claim attack on Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia, and other Middle East news

Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7546x5030+0+0/resize/7546x5030!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F08%2Fa7%2F0c3e597543328966471ba4f606fd%2Fap26220552236900.jpg' alt='People walk in Tehran's traditional main bazaar, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026.'/><p>Meanwhile, Iran has made new demands about the restart of negotiations and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons.</p><p>(Image credit: Vahid Salemi)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5926387' />