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New report on mines in Taiz and the west coast; Reuters says Trump may hold off

New coverage cites Rased figures on mine casualties and the use of schools in Taiz and the west coast. Reuters, citing unnamed sources, says Trump is considering holding off on renewed strikes against Iran unless there are new provocations; no final decision has been announced and the claims are not independently verified.

Updated: Saturday 14 November 2026, 12:50 Amsterdam time Monitoring window: last 1.1 h 2026-11-14 10:41Z → 11:50Z UTC Last search: 2026-11-14 11:56Z

Summary

UnverifiedCoverage of a Rased report cites 41 people killed and 82 injured by mines; this is not a toll for the monitoring window.
UnverifiedReuters sources say Trump is considering holding off on strikes against Iran; he has announced no final commitment.
UnverifiedThe account of two missiles targeting Aden predates the window; reports on bodies and a Houthi commander repeat older coverage.

Developments in this window

12:44
UnverifiedTaiz and the west coast
Coverage cites Rased report on mine casualties and the use of schools
Aden al-Ghad and government-run Saba cite a Rased rights organisation report listing 41 people killed and 82 injured by mines in Taiz and the west coast, and accusing the Houthis of using 27 schools for production and storage over the past three months. The text does not fully define the casualty reporting period, and the figures do not mean those casualties occurred during this window. We read both reports but did not retrieve the original report or independently verify its findings; publication of the same text is not two independent confirmations.
Source: adngad.net sabanew.net
12:04
UnverifiedUnited States, Iran and Saudi Arabia
Reuters: Trump considers holding off on Iran strikes barring new provocations
Reuters cites three people familiar with the matter as saying Trump told advisers in recent days that he might refrain from attacking Iran unless there are new provocations from Tehran or the Houthis. It says Saudi Arabia and Turkey urged him not to resume attacks, without a final commitment from him. We read the complete text in The Straits Times and Al-Shorouk; the new development is publication of this information, not a meeting or decision during our window. The deliberations remain claims from unnamed sources in a single report, which also describes continued military readiness.
Source: straitstimes.com shorouknews.com

What to watch

Original mine report and reporting period
Watch for the original report, its methodology and casualty reporting period, and any response to the allegations about schools.
Washington’s decision, not deliberations alone
Watch for an official announcement defining the decision on strikes; unnamed accounts of options do not constitute an agreed end to the war.
Vessel identities and incident times
Watch for owners’ and maritime authorities’ statements and vessel names to avoid adding overlapping accounts as separate incidents.

Earlier context

Earlier military context: Belqees published at 10:37 UTC the account by Majed al-Nuzaili that Aden had been targeted with two missiles, before the window began. The later Saba text does not establish an additional attack, and we have not independently verified the targets or damage.belqees.net · 2026-11-14
Earlier rights context: at 08:08 UTC Belqees published Marwan al-Ghafoori’s account of arriving in Düsseldorf after detention at Dubai airport. We read the carrier, not his original post; this was not first published during the current window, and details of the detention remain independently unverified.belqees.net · 2026-11-14
Maritime context with the original issuance time unresolved: WANA carries the Iranian Army Navy account of another tanker fire east of Hormuz and says the incident occurred at dawn. We did not establish the original statement’s time or the vessel’s identity; an earlier reference outside the window could not be opened. We therefore do not count the coverage as confirmed additional tankers or an attack within the window.wanaen.com · 2026-11-14

Unproven or recycled claims

Al-Sahwa’s report on the mistreatment of 11 bodies repeats details published in full by Al-Ayyam on 12 November: eight bodies received in October and three in a November incident. It does not establish new casualties within the window, and the report itself calls for further medical and forensic verification.alayyam.info
The account of the death of al-Ahmadi Mohammed Jabr Abu Surayma, commander of Brigade 139, was already on Al-Sahil al-Gharbi on 13 November. Aden al-Ghad’s morning version does not establish another death; the front is variously described as Lahj and Taiz, without independent verification.alsahil.net
Asharq Al-Awsat published the report on threats against private schools in Sanaa on 13 November. The later Ain Aden version repeats the same testimony; it is not treated as a new closure order or independent verification of the allegations.aawsat.com

New report on mines in Taiz and the west coast; Reuters says Trump may hold off

Summary

Developments in this window

Coverage cites Rased report on mine casualties and the use of schools

Reuters: Trump considers holding off on Iran strikes barring new provocations