Os preços do petróleo subiram cerca de 1% nesta quarta-feira (28), devido a novas preocupações com possíveis interrupções adicionais no abastecimento de energia no Oriente Médio, decorrentes da continuidade dos combates no Iêmen, de um ataque a uma refinaria na Arábia Saudita e do temor de que os Estados Unidos possam atacar o Irã após as eleições de meio de mandato, na próxima semana.

Os contratos futuros do Brent subiram US$ 1,44, ou 1%, fechando a US$ 115,32 por barril, enquanto o petróleo WTI (West Texas Intermediate) dos EUA subiu US$ 2,88, ou 3%, fechando a US$ 102,78.

Esse aumento nos preços levou o Brent de volta à zona de sobrecompra pela quarta vez em cinco dias.

Os houthis do Iêmen atacaram o aeroporto de Aden nesta quarta-feira, segundo as forças governamentais iemenitas, depois que o grupo alinhado ao Irã alertou a população para evacuar as instalações à medida que os combates se intensificavam no país empobrecido, envolvido no conflito mais amplo do Oriente Médio.

Os houthis afirmaram na terça-feira  ter atingido a maior refinaria de petróleo da Arábia Saudita com um míssil, intensificando seus ataques contra o segundo maior produtor mundial de petróleo, atrás apenas dos EUA. As autoridades sauditas não confirmaram imediatamente o ataque à instalação, com capacidade de 550 mil barris por dia.

“Os futuros do petróleo mais uma vez estão precificando uma redução na oferta no curto prazo, diante das notícias de que os EUA provavelmente retomarão as operações militares em breve, o que poderia ser mais intenso do que no passado, considerando os últimos ataques à Arábia Saudita e a outros aliados do Oriente Médio”, afirmou Dennis Kissler, vice-presidente sênior de operações da empresa de serviços financeiros norte-americana BOK Financial, em uma nota.

Nas últimas semanas, vários analistas afirmaram que novos ataques dos EUA ao Irã poderiam ocorrer em algum momento após as eleições de meio de mandato nos EUA, em 3 de novembro.

Na esperança de pôr fim ao conflito, que já dura oito meses, mediadores do Catar apresentaram ao Irã uma nova proposta de acordo para encerrar a guerra com os EUA e Israel, disse uma autoridade a par das negociações.

Uma alta autoridade iraniana, no entanto, afirmou que Doha havia apenas apresentado ideias inaceitáveis que não constituíam uma oferta.

O ministro das Relações Exteriores do Irã afirmou nesta quarta-feira que Teerã continuava dando uma chance para que a diplomacia tivesse sucesso e levantou a possibilidade de que o plano de sete dias proposto por Teerã fosse concluído em menos de uma semana, caso fosse implementado.

O Catar, juntamente com o Paquistão, tem liderado a mediação para pôr fim à guerra, que interrompeu o transporte marítimo global e o abastecimento de petróleo e se espalhou para a Arábia Saudita e o Iêmen.

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Saudi airstrikes in Yemen’s northern al-Jawf province hit a market and a gas station on Wednesday, killing at least 14 civilians, according to the Health Ministry within the Ansar Allah-led Yemeni government. “We condemn in the strongest terms the crime that targeted civilians in Al-Jawf Governorate, which, according to the initial toll, resulted in the […]

Os Houthis do Iêmen atacaram o aeroporto de Aden nesta quarta-feira (28), informaram autoridades governamentais, depois que o grupo — alinhado ao Irã — alertou a população para se retirar do local, em meio a uma escalada dos combates no país, que se encontra inserido no conflito mais amplo do Oriente Médio.

Moradores da cidade portuária, situada no sul — onde está sediado o governo reconhecido internacionalmente e apoiado pela Arábia Saudita —, relataram ter ouvido uma explosão nas proximidades do aeroporto, que serve como uma via vital para a ajuda humanitária e é a principal porta de entrada para o sul do Iêmen.

O tráfego aéreo foi interrompido após o ataque, disseram à agência de notícias Reuters dois funcionários do Ministério dos Transportes.

Uma fonte ligada a organizações humanitárias afirmou que alguns funcionários da ONU deixaram o aeroporto pouco antes do ataque, e não houve feridos.

O porta-voz dos Houthis, Yahya Saree, declarou em uma publicação na rede social X que o aviso de retirada foi motivado, segundo ele, pela presença de uma aeronave de carga militar saudita que estaria entregando armas.

Não houve, de imediato, qualquer comentário por parte das autoridades sauditas.

Os Houthis, que controlam a capital, Sanaa, e a maior parte do noroeste do Iêmen, já atacaram o aeroporto de Aden em diversas ocasiões anteriores.

Moradores relataram que, antes da emissão do alerta, também foram ouvidas explosões em outras partes da cidade.

A Organização Internacional para as Migrações informou que sua equipe, que passava por Aden, está em segurança e que todos os seus integrantes foram localizados após os relatos do ataque.

Combates se intensificam

O ataque ocorre em um momento em que os combates entre os Houthis e a coalizão liderada pela Arábia Saudita — que apoia o governo do Iêmen — intensificaram-se nas últimas semanas, abrindo uma nova e volátil frente no conflito mais amplo entre EUA, Israel e o Irã.

No mês passado, as forças Houthis avançaram em direção ao Estreito de Bab el-Mandeb, uma das rotas marítimas mais estrategicamente importantes do mundo, situada no lado oposto ao Estreito de Ormuz, do outro lado da Península Arábica.

Desde então, as forças governamentais têm buscado retomar territórios na costa do Mar Vermelho, em uma manobra que poderia enfraquecer o controle dos Houthis sobre esse ponto de passagem crucial.

Paralelamente, a coalizão intensificou os ataques contra posições Houthis, em resposta à escalada de ofensivas do grupo contra a Arábia Saudita.

Na terça-feira (27), a organização humanitária MSF (Médicos Sem Fronteiras) informou que uma de suas aeronaves estava prestes a decolar do aeroporto de Aden, dias atrás, quando as equipes humanitárias foram orientadas a buscar abrigo devido à queda de um míssil nas proximidades.

“O aeroporto de Aden é o principal ponto de entrada para trabalhadores humanitários, suprimentos e equipamentos médicos destinados ao sul do Iêmen; portanto, garantir um acesso seguro a ele é fundamental”, declarou a organização em um comunicado.

A emissora Al Masirah, controlada pelos Houthis, relatou que 14 pessoas morreram e 15 ficaram feridas no que descreveu como um ataque saudita à região de Jawf, no norte do Iêmen.

A retomada dos combates pôs fim a uma trégua mediada pela ONU em 2022, que havia conseguido conter, em grande parte, os ataques de maior escala no conflito — iniciado após os Houthis expulsarem o governo de Sanaa, em 2014.

Agências de ajuda humanitária alertam que essa nova onda de violência está agravando rapidamente as condições em um país que já enfrenta uma das piores crises humanitárias do mundo.

Entenda impactos do bloqueio dos Houthis à Arábia Saudita no Mar Vermelho

 

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EHRC says we need transparency if workers suspect other staff are being paid more for similar work

Workers should have a legal right to know their colleagues’ pay to help prevent pay discrimination, particularly against women, the UK’s human rights watchdog has said.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) made the recommendation in response to government proposals to overhaul equal pay laws, saying workers deserve a right to transparency if they suspect other staff are being paid more for similar work.

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Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher

American forces in the Middle East are prepared to launch new, potentially major, military operations against Iran “within 96 hours of receiving” an order from President Donald Trump, according to two US officials. The officials said sufficient forces are now in the region to carry out the potential attacks and that new US military operations would likely extend beyond efforts to “mow the lawn” or maintain the status quo by striking radars, launchers, and other Iranian assets that can be quickly reconstituted. As the sources stressed, this has been the case since Trump halted full combat operations earlier this year.

“It will be a big effort,” one of the officials told CNN. Other current and former US officials familiar with internal military planning say it is a matter of when, not if, Trump will issue a go-order. They believe it could come at any time before the end of the year, though it is most likely after the US midterm elections on November 3.

CNN reported that Iranian forces are now more familiar with US tactics, making it harder for the American military to destroy all intended targets. However, leaders at US Central Command and the Pentagon have been developing a wide-ranging target list that includes Iranian energy infrastructure, military sites, and nuclear facilities.

The planning also takes place against the backdrop of assessments that any larger US and Israeli operation would likely prompt immediate retaliation by Tehran and the Houthis against American personnel and facilities in the region. One US official described the current situation around the Strait of Hormuz as “untenable” over the longer term, citing it as one factor that could influence a decision on military action if diplomacy fails.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also been pushing to launch new attacks against Iran, but US officials have asked him to delay until the Trump administration is ready to conduct joint operations, according to the two US officials and an Israeli security source.

Recent US intelligence assessments indicate that Netanyahu and his allies still lack a clear strategic objective beyond demonstrating some form of “progress” and continuing to degrade the Iranian regime, one source familiar with the reports said.

“Netanyahu really wanted and tried to convince Trump for a joint attack in Iran before the elections, and Trump did not give a green light,” the Israeli security source told CNN. The Israeli prime minister’s office called it “fake news.”

The Israeli security source added that one reason Trump declined was that Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir told US Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, that it would harm Israel’s elections and lead to their postponement.

Israel’s Channel 12 News reported on October 25 that Zamir and Netanyahu had an “unprecedented” confrontation less than 48 hours before the election. According to the report, Zamir received a directive from the political echelon regarding Iran but sought an in-depth discussion and legal authorization before acting, concerned that the move could be miscalculated and trigger an immediate conflict.

Defense Minister Israel Katz said the report was “completely baseless and false.”

The preparations US officials described come amid other military plans reported by other American outlets. The New York Times, for example, has reported that the US and Israeli militaries have developed specific plans for a short, intensive round of strikes following the American midterm elections, with likely targets including Iran’s energy infrastructure, nuclear facilities, and missile and drone arsenal. According to the NYT, the two sides have stepped up exercises, including flights over Iraq to practice strike manoeuvres. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also recently met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss options.

ABC News reported that the Israeli military and the US have drawn up plans for renewed joint strikes in the coming weeks, with Israeli sources indicating the operations would almost certainly be delayed until after the US midterms. The White House has publicly stated that the US will not attack Iran before the November 3 elections.

At the same time, Iranian officials have signalled they are preparing for renewed hostilities. Iranian sources have warned that any new US-Israeli campaign would prompt a broader retaliatory response, potentially including attacks on energy infrastructure, data centers, and other economic targets in Gulf states.

Although it is uncertain whether the current planning will lead to a new major operation, it appears that Trump is heading in that direction if Iran does not submit to American demands. Nonetheless, US officials insist that although forces are in position and target lists have been prepared, no final order has been issued—and past periods of apparent readiness have not always led to action.

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Adén, 28 oct (Prensa Latina) Las fuerzas gubernamentales de Yemen anunciaron hoy que repelieron un ataque del movimiento hutí en la provincia de Taiz, al suroeste del país, y derribaron un dron de ese grupo cerca del estratégico estrecho de Bab al-Mandeb.

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The Egyptian Parliament on Monday voted to give President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi the authority to deploy troops to Saudi Arabia, where they would help the kingdom repel attacks from the Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen.

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Senior officials from Iran, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia begin a security meeting in Tehran.

By Junaid S. Ahmad | MEMO | October 27, 2026

For nearly half a century, Iran’s adversaries have tried to isolate it, intimidate it, sanction it into submission and bomb it into irrelevance. Now, in a remarkable inversion of regional power politics, three countries historically invested in its containment have arrived in Tehran to discuss their security with the very state they were supposed to marginalise.

The country they could not defeat is becoming the country they cannot afford to ignore.

Yesterday, Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalın met Iranian officials in an encounter whose diplomatic courtesies barely concealed its strategic significance.

The Mecca Pact, the joint defence agreement that Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed in Mecca in August, was supposed to consolidate a formidable Sunni-led defence alignment. Yet its representatives have come to Tehran confronting an inconvenient reality: Iran cannot be excluded from regional security merely because Washington and its partners find its independence intolerable.

Apparently, the Islamic Republic has become considerably more respectable since demonstrating that it cannot be conveniently eliminated.

This is the distinction between military destruction and strategic defeat that Washington and Israel persistently confuse. Overwhelming firepower can devastate infrastructure, assassinate officials and inflict enormous suffering. It cannot manufacture political submission.

Iran has survived military confrontation, retained retaliatory capabilities and forced neighbouring governments to reconsider the potentially catastrophic consequences of another war.

Survival becomes strategic victory when your adversaries must reorganise their calculations around it.

For Saudi Arabia, the reckoning is particularly humiliating. Riyadh spent decades treating American military supremacy as an insurance policy against Iranian influence. Yemen exposed the bankruptcy of that assumption.

Ansar Allah, Yemen’s Houthi movement, demonstrated that superior arsenals cannot guarantee security against an adversary capable of imposing disproportionate costs. The Saudi monarchy possesses spectacular weaponry, immense wealth and powerful patrons. Yet none of these has eliminated its vulnerability to Yemeni retaliation.

Now Riyadh finds itself seeking Tehran’s cooperation to manage a conflict that its military superiority has failed to resolve.

Evidently, purchasing American weapons is considerably easier than purchasing strategic security.

Pakistan’s predicament is scarcely less revealing. Munir presides over a military establishment accustomed to presenting strategic dependency as diplomatic sophistication. Islamabad’s defence commitments to Riyadh now threaten to entangle Pakistan in confrontations with Iran and Yemen that serve neither its geography nor its national interests.

The Mecca Pact promises collective security. Its less advertised feature is collective exposure to somebody else’s strategic miscalculations.

Munir must now reconcile his obligations to Saudi patrons with the inconvenient realities of Iranian power. It is an awkward assignment for an establishment that has repeatedly mistaken proximity to foreign power for genuine strategic independence.

Türkiye confronts a different calculation but reaches a similar conclusion. Ankara understands that NATO membership, military capabilities and regional ambitions cannot abolish geography. No credible security architecture can be constructed by pretending Iran is dispensable.

The deeper contradiction, however, lies within the Mecca Pact itself.

Its members seek the reassurance of collective defence while attempting to avoid being dragged into another American-Israeli confrontation. An attack on one may formally constitute an attack on all. But such commitments become considerably less attractive when Iranian retaliation, Yemeni escalation and vulnerable Gulf infrastructure enter the equation.

Collective defence sounds magnificent until someone presents the collective bill.

Iran’s achievement is not that its neighbours have embraced its revolutionary worldview. They have not. Saudi Arabia remains deeply connected to Washington, Pakistan continues its elaborate balancing act, and Türkiye remains embedded in NATO.

The significance runs deeper: these governments increasingly recognise that excluding Iran from regional security may expose them to greater dangers than engaging it.

That realisation strikes at the foundations of the American security paradigm.

For decades, Washington cultivated regional dependence on American protection while organising strategic anxieties around Iranian power. Now those same governments are exploring cooperation with the country they were encouraged to regard as an existential threat.

The irony is devastating. Decades of attempting to contain Iran may have helped establish its indispensability.

And Tehran, displaying the composure of a state conscious of its diplomatic leverage, has welcomed its visitors graciously. No triumphalist declarations are necessary. The spectacle speaks adequately for itself.

The Mecca Pact arrived ostensibly to discuss regional stability. What it encountered was the strategic consequence of its own failed assumptions.

Iran did not have to join the alliance. The alliance had to come to Iran.

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Riad, 27 oct (Prensa Latina) La coalición militar liderada por Arabia Saudita informó hoy la interceptación de cuatro drones y tres misiles balísticos lanzados hacia el territorio del reino, que atribuyó al movimiento hutí de Yemen.

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emen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday they had hit Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura oil refinery, the ?biggest in the kingdom, with a ballistic missile.

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