Iran claimed on Sunday attacks on two major aluminium plants in the Gulf, further raising the economic stakes of the Middle East war after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis joined the conflict.

Pakistan will host talks next week with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Türkiye on the war in the Middle East, a senior foreign ministry official told AFP on Saturday.

Huge crowds of protesters rallied across the United States on Saturday against President Donald Trump, venting their fury over what they see as his authoritarian style of governing, his hardline immigration policies and the war with Iran.

Global stock markets lost trillions of dollars in market capitalization since the start of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran as investors fled risk assets amid a historic energy shock.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Türkiye’s main priority is to stop the war in the Middle East and prevent it from leaving behind long-term instability across the region.