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Qatar's prime minister said on 6 to 7 November that mediation between the United States and Iran continues to prevent regional escalation, while Washington urged Americans in the Middle East to exercise heightened caution. Saudi-led coalition forces said they intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile launched by the Houthis toward the Riyadh region. Egypt's foreign minister Badr Abdelatty discussed de-escalation with his Saudi, UAE and Kuwaiti counterparts, calling for efforts to prevent escalation and pursue negotiations. The US State Department cited an increased threat of Houthi armed attacks and Iranian efforts to target US officials, and warned of possible flight cancellations and airspace closures. Qatar's prime minister said at Oxford that the crisis cannot be left unresolved and that Washington remained willing to find a solution after the midterm elections. Iran's army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said Iranian forces are stronger than when the war began in February and that Iran will not allow US bases in the region to be rebuilt, claiming more than 228 US base locations were severely damaged or destroyed, according to Iran's Fars news agency.