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Russia helps Iran, Houthis launch drone at Mecca and more

By Kriston Lewis, CNN

Published 4:10 PM EDT, Fri September 18, 2026

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Russia helps Iran, Houthis launch drone at Mecca and more

This week in the Iran war was marked with an airman speaking out about being shot down and rescued, Houthis launching an attack against Saudi Arabia and reports of Russia helping Iran fight the US with spy satellites.

CNN talked to experts on these and other developments from the war this week.

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