US-Israel Military Operations Against Iran Continue; Tehran Says US Response Is "Inadequate"; Riyadh Airport Attacked Again

[Riyadh/Tehran] According to Al Jazeera English on October 12, 2026, Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh airport was attacked again; in reporting on the same day, the Iranian side characterized the US's overall response to peace conditions as "inadequate" (inadequate), noting that despite the US side accepting some of the terms, the overall response still fell short of expectations. Al Jazeera English directly characterized this round of conflict as a "US-Israel war against Iran".

Citing Iranian officials, Al Jazeera English said the US side had accepted some of the conditions put forward by Iran, but Tehran determined that this response was "inadequate". The specific conditions put forward by Iran and the details of the terms already accepted by the US side were not presented in the materials provided by Al Jazeera English; Saudi official statements on the Riyadh airport attack were likewise absent; the identity of the attackers, casualties, and infrastructure damage were also not specified in the materials provided.

Al Jazeera English's real-time reporting treated "how Saudi Arabia responds to Yemen's Houthi forces (Ansar Allah)" as a parallel topic of discussion, highlighting the reality that Saudi civilian infrastructure continues to bear the brunt of regional conflict spillover. Characterizing the conflict as a "US-Israel war against Iran" means that this news framework explicitly identifies the US and Israel as the initiators of the conflict, with the focus of scrutiny thus falling on the boundaries of US and Israeli military operations, and on the impact of those operations spilling over into the territory and civilian facilities of third countries such as Saudi Arabia. Against the backdrop of Tehran's stance and the Riyadh attack, whether this round of conflict leaves room for diplomatic maneuver, and the actual risks borne by regional aviation hubs and civilians, still await further facts to be clarified.