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Smoke rising over Khamis Mushait following Houthi ballistic missile and drone strike on King Khalid Air Base, Saudi Arabia

Houthis Fire Ballistic Missiles at Saudi Air Base as War Spreads Beyond Hormuz

Houthi forces struck King Khalid Air Base with ballistic missiles on Sunday, hours after Oman cancelled the Salalah Gulf talks. With Saudi Arabia's pipeline offline and the Strait of Hormuz under interdiction,

September 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Red Sea map showing Houthi control of Hanish islands and Bab el-Mandeb Strait with oil tanker routes

Houthis Seize Two More Red Sea Islands as Oil Hits $107 Ahead of Fed Rate Decision

Yemen's Houthi rebels seized Greater and Lesser Hanish islands in the southern Red Sea on Monday, completing a four-day campaign that has cut off Saudi Arabia's last viable oil export route. Brent

September 14, 2026

Business·Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Satellite imagery showing fire damage at Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline pumping station after drone strikes in September 2026

Iran’s IRGC Shoots Down US Drone Over Hormuz as Saudi Pipeline, Bab al-Mandab Shut Simultaneously

Iran's IRGC claimed Monday it destroyed a US MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, compounding a three-front oil supply crisis after drones knocked out Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and Houthi forces

September 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Economy·News

Destruction in Tel Al-Hawa neighbourhood Gaza City after Israeli drone strike September 2026

Israel Kills Two in Gaza as Trump Claims ‘Not a Lot of Fighting’ from Air Force One

An Israeli drone strike Sunday killed two Palestinians in Tel Al-Hawa, Gaza City, with bodies dismembered in the attack. Trump said Monday from Air Force One there was 'not a lot of

September 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Mohammad Eslami, head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, barred from IAEA General Conference in Vienna

Austria Bars Iran’s Nuclear Chief from Vienna IAEA Conference After US Blocks Sanctions Waiver

Mohammad Eslami, Iran's vice president for nuclear affairs, was denied entry to Austria while traveling to the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, after the United States urged Austria not to seek a

September 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis as Iran-Gulf talks collapse in Salalah

US Kills Iran-Gulf Hormuz Talks, Demands Nuclear Focus as Shipping Standstill Deepens

The United States told Gulf states it would only discuss Iran's nuclear program, rejecting the Hormuz shipping track and collapsing a planned Salalah meeting. Oman's foreign minister announced the indefinite postponement as

September 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Syrian FM Asaad al-Shaibani at joint press conference in Damascus accusing Israel of destabilizing Syria

Turkey’s Fidan Names Israel in Damascus as Actor Destabilizing Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan named Israel by name as Syria's destabilizer in a joint Damascus press conference on Sunday, accusing Tel Aviv of systematically degrading Syrian military capacity and enabling terrorist

September 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as hardline faction staged unauthorized attacks to sabotage US-Iran peace deal

Iran’s Hardliners Launched Unauthorized Hormuz Attacks to Sink Peace Deal, Report Says

A hardline faction led by Basij chief Hossein Taeb launched unauthorized Hormuz strikes in July without Pezeshkian's knowledge, sabotaging an Iran-US peace deal. Saturday's unclaimed attack near Qeshm Island fits a pattern

September 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

GCC and Iran foreign ministers meeting in Salalah Oman for Hormuz corridor talks as Brent crude holds at $104

Brent Holds Near $104 as OPEC and IEA Disagree on Demand by 2.9 Million Barrels

Brent held near $104 as OPEC cut its 2026 demand growth forecast for a fifth time, putting it 2.9 million barrels a day apart from the IEA's projection of the deepest demand

September 13, 2026

Business·Economy·News

South Korea Hormuz military deployment Iran warning Seoul recalibration 2026

Seoul Recalibrates Hormuz Deployment as Iran Threatens Consequences

South Korea's Hormuz deployment is effectively decided, defence analysts say, but Seoul has said nothing publicly, and with Iran threatening serious consequences and a cargo ship burning in the Strait on Saturday,

September 13, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Houthis Fire Ballistic Missiles at Saudi Air Base as War Spreads Beyond Hormuz

Houthis Seize Two More Red Sea Islands as Oil Hits $107 Ahead of Fed Rate Decision

Iran’s IRGC Shoots Down US Drone Over Hormuz as Saudi Pipeline, Bab al-Mandab Shut Simultaneously

Israel Kills Two in Gaza as Trump Claims ‘Not a Lot of Fighting’ from Air Force One

Austria Bars Iran’s Nuclear Chief from Vienna IAEA Conference After US Blocks Sanctions Waiver

US Kills Iran-Gulf Hormuz Talks, Demands Nuclear Focus as Shipping Standstill Deepens

Turkey’s Fidan Names Israel in Damascus as Actor Destabilizing Syria

Iran’s Hardliners Launched Unauthorized Hormuz Attacks to Sink Peace Deal, Report Says

Brent Holds Near $104 as OPEC and IEA Disagree on Demand by 2.9 Million Barrels

Seoul Recalibrates Hormuz Deployment as Iran Threatens Consequences

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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