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QatarEnergy chief and Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi said the company is producing a 'very minute' amount of LNG and could resume normal output a few weeks after the Strait of Hormuz reopens, adding that critical equipment could not reach Qatar because of the crisis.
Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters said it had information that the US had decided, with a 'green light' from some regional states at a meeting in Europe, to resume actions against Iran, and warned that any attack would bring retaliation on US bases and interests 'without any limitations' and that countries hosting them would be 'considered complicit.'
CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said crude, cargo and LNG volumes through Hormuz over the past two weeks were the highest in six months, that US forces had helped move more than 1 billion barrels in two months and protected more than 2,000 transits, and that the main lanes were clear of mines. Iran's armed forces called the claim a 'failed psychological operation,' while Iran's budget office said its September oil sales topped $3 billion, a two-year high.
Iran's judiciary said Hossein Pedaran was executed for providing Israel's Mossad with information on missile sites in Isfahan province, after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence; it did not say when he was arrested or tried.
In a press statement (SC/16458), Security Council members condemned in the strongest terms continued Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure, affirmed the kingdom's right to self-defence and demanded that the Houthis immediately halt their escalation. They cited at least 125,000 people displaced across Yemen since the start of September.
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Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 (H.R. 5334), which extends the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 by five years to 2031 and adds sanctions and tariffs on Russia; the House passed it on Wednesday after Senate approval in August.
France will call a G7 meeting in the coming weeks devoted to soaring energy prices and consider releasing strategic oil reserves, President Emmanuel Macron said after a crisis meeting on threats from the Middle East and Ukraine wars.
Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Italy would deploy warships to ensure safe passage for Italian commercial vessels through the Bab al-Mandeb without waiting for an EU decision, warning of severe economic consequences if the strait became impassable. The EU's naval mission raised its alert level the same day.
The UN Human Rights Office verified 55 civilian casualties in 19 incidents in Taiz, Hodeidah, Marib and Lahj since the start of September, including 16 people killed, 10 of them children, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said, adding that the real toll was likely much higher and that access limits and funding shortfalls were hampering aid.
The State Department approved the possible sale of 48 F-35 fighters, 49 engines and support equipment to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $24.3 billion, saying it would improve the security of a major non-NATO ally and 'will not alter the military balance in the region.'
The State Department said a core Iranian delegation, expected to include President Masoud Pezeshkian, can attend UN General Assembly high-level week in New York, citing host-country obligations; it will be smaller than last year's and subject to travel limits and a ban on luxury purchases.
OFAC designated BitBank, its developer Pishtaz Simorgh and three associates of financier Babak Zanjani, saying the exchange routes funds to the IRGC and processes payments for Strait of Hormuz transit under Iran's new strait authority.
In a televised address, Abdul Malik al-Houthi said the group's operations mainly target Saudi military sites and the oil infrastructure the kingdom relies on for revenue, blamed Riyadh for the escalation, and called Saudi claims of a drone attack on Mecca 'an ugly lie.'
One person, a Yemeni resident, was killed and two were injured by falling shrapnel after air defences brought down a Houthi drone over Taif, Saudi state TV and civil defence said, the first death announced in the kingdom since Houthi attacks intensified this month.
The UN's Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said there were reasonable grounds to believe US forces carried out the Feb. 28 strikes on the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school in Minab, where more than 150 people including about 120 children were killed according to Iranian officials, and on a sports complex in Lamerd, and that both were war crimes. It also found Iran's authorities committed crimes against humanity in crushing protests. The White House called the report 'unserious nonsense.'
Hosting Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Washington and Tehran to 'rebuild the negotiating framework' based on the Islamabad understanding and said China did not want tensions to spread to Yemen and the Red Sea. Araghchi said Iran welcomes diplomatic solutions.
At a Security Council meeting called by France on the Bab al-Mandeb, US diplomat Jennifer Locetta said Iran was 'the principal violator' of resolutions 2140 and 2216 by arming, funding and directing the Houthis, and called on the group to halt its advance, withdraw from seized territory and stop attacks.
The Saudi-led coalition said air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca as it tried to enter the holy city's airspace, calling it the second attempt on Mecca after a 2017 missile. A Houthi politburo member called the claim a 'nauseating lie.' Several Muslim-majority governments condemned the attempt.
The 'Janfada' (self-sacrifice) headquarters announced the start of training and organisation for 1,000 national resistance battalions, turning a mobilisation campaign launched in March into structured units in coordination with the armed forces.
Britain's National Cyber Security Centre, with partner agencies, publicly identified an Iranian state-linked spyware family called 'CHOSEN BRICK' used in spear-phishing campaigns against dissidents and journalists via WhatsApp and Telegram. NCSC Director of Operations Paul Chichester said the malware steals emails, messages, contact lists and social media data and can access a device's microphone and screen content.
A Defense Department inspector general report gave the first official account of US losses from Feb. 28 to June 30, saying dozens of aircraft were lost and hundreds of structures used by US forces were damaged or destroyed by Iranian attacks, and confirmed strategic munitions shortfalls.
The IDF said troops of the 55th Brigade found ready-to-use launchers loaded with 32 rockets aimed at Israel, left since before the ceasefire, and later that another unit found rockets and a launcher in the Mount Dov area; the launchers and a nearby Hezbollah shaft were dismantled.
Vice President JD Vance told reporters in Kansas City that the US has been in direct conversations with the Houthis, voiced concern about their seizure of Mayyun (Perim) Island in the Bab al-Mandeb, and said Washington was in constant contact with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and others affected.
Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority published an updated list of 77 vessels accused of 'violating Iranian protocols' in the Strait of Hormuz, warning they face restrictions on future passage including fines, detention or confiscation, and said ships cooperating with the US would be added.
The Houthis claimed a 'large-scale' missile and drone attack on King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait, saying it answered more than 300 Saudi air strikes; the Saudi-led coalition said 13 civilians were hurt in Khamis Mushait, Abha and Taif, with seven homes and two vehicles damaged.
Saudi Civil Defence said a projectile fell in al-Tuwal governorate in Jazan, wounding two people and damaging a mosque, several buildings and vehicles; Saudi Arabia blamed the Houthis, who said they had targeted a military base.
Bahrain said it would not join any group meeting that includes Iran before diplomatic relations are restored, citing Iranian attacks and the strike on Saudi Arabia's pipeline, and said any Hormuz arrangement must guarantee transit 'without discrimination, fees, or permits.' Pezeshkian had said Gulf ministers would meet in Muscat on Monday to sign off on an Iran-Oman shipping route.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry condemned the attack on the East-West pipeline 'by several drones coming from Iraq' and said it would not respond for now, 'to allow the Iraqi authorities the opportunity to take measures to prevent attacks launched from its territory.'
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said a meeting in Oman on Monday would brief Iraq and Gulf states on an Iran-Oman understanding on temporary shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz, adding that 'Iran remains committed to ensuring the security of navigation in the strait.'
The International Energy Agency said the global supply deficit would worsen this year, with world oil inventories falling a further 95 million barrels last month, and that it does not expect Gulf producers' supplies to fully recover until next year.