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Trump plans to hold meeting on Iran on UN General Assembly sidelines — Axios
The report says the meeting is expected "to focus on US ideas for a postwar strategy"
Yemeni forces target Houthis as US rules out direct role
Saudi Arabia requests missile defence support from allies as the US sees its own stock of interceptors dwindle.
Reports: US, Houthis make secret deal over Yemen war
Yemen’s Houthis have agreed to allow US shipping unfettered Red Sea access if Washington refrains from military action.
Saudi accuses Houthis of ‘cowardly’ drone attack on Mecca, launches airstrikes at Yemen
RIYADH, Sept 17 — Yemen’s Houthis reported fresh Saudi airstrikes on Wednesday, as Riyadh accused the group of launching a “cowardly” attack targeting Islam’s holy city of Mecca. The Houthis swiftly rejected as a “lie” Riyadh’s early morning statement that it had shot down a drone heading towards Mecca, but the accusation prompted a chorus of outrage from around the Muslim world. Renewed fighting between the Houthis and Yemen’s Riyadh-backed government has dragged in the kingdom, after the Houthis declared a maritime blockade on Saudi ships in the Red Sea. Last week, the Houthis seized control of the entirety of Yemen’s Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a vital artery for Saudi oil exports as the wider Middle East war chokes off the Strait of Hormuz shipping route. Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry condemned the targeting of Mecca as a “cowardly terrorist attack” and reaffirmed the kingdom’s right to “defend the security of the two holy mosques, the pilgrims, and the entire Saudi territory”. Houthi politburo member Hazem al-Assad, however, dismissed the accusation as “a worn-out lie that has been used before and no longer fools anyone”. One Mecca resident who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity said they “saw a few people panicking, running to the window to see what happened” after locals received an alert on their phones warning of an attack. But, they added, “life is normal in Mecca”. Saudi Arabia has accused the Houthis of launching attacks towards the city in an earlier conflict. The Saudi-led coalition battling the group vowed retaliation, saying “the security of the Two Holy Mosques and the pilgrims is a red line”. “The coalition will not hesitate to take the necessary and deterrent measures against the Terrorist Houthi Militia.” On Wednesday evening, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said “Saudi warplanes launched 40 airstrikes... targeting the provinces of Taiz, Marib, and Hodeidah over the past 24 hours”. He had previously put the number of Saudi strikes launched over the past week at more than 450, saying that in response, the group had targeted a Saudi air base and a state oil company facility in the Red Sea port city of Yanbu. The group also claimed on Wednesday to have shot down a Saudi fighter jet. ‘Aren’t they Muslims?’ Saudi Arabia had issued alerts on Tuesday warning of possible attacks in Mecca and across parts of the south. “I won’t hide that we were scared,” another Mecca resident said on condition of anonymity. “Aren’t they Muslims? They’re targeting the holiest city. What’s inside to target?” During this year’s hajj pilgrimage, the Saudi defence ministry released a video showing advanced air defence batteries positioned on the outskirts of Mecca. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation – a bloc of 57 Muslim countries – condemned the “heinous attacks”, while Arab League chief Nabil Fahmy called it “a matter of extreme gravity”. Turkey’s foreign ministry “strongly” condemned the attack. The governments of Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Pakistan also voiced outrage. Yemen’s civil war has been largely dormant since 2022, but fighting flared in July when the Houthis, who have for years controlled swathes of the north, launched a large-scale offensive against government forces. The conflict in the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest country has forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes, according to the United Nations. Yemen’s permanent representative at the UN, Abdullah al-Saadi, said the government was fighting to restore “national institutions across every inch” of the country, and called on the international community to take action against the Houthis. Clashes near the border Yemeni government forces are clashing with Houthi fighters near the Saudi border, with AFP footage showing soldiers in armoured vehicles and trucks pushing across desert terrain under the crackle of machine-gun fire. Two military sources told AFP on Wednesday that government forces were fighting the Houthis for control of Al-Labanat camp, whose capture would theoretically clear the path to Al-Hazm, the capital of Al-Jawf governorate, 50 kilometres away. With the Houthis targeting Saudi ships in the Red Sea, the kingdom’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Tuesday for free navigation in the waterway, which serves as a gateway to the Suez Canal, a crucial source of revenue for Cairo. US media reported last week that the crown prince made a personal request to President Donald Trump for US intervention, but was turned down. A US military task force is working to enhance intelligence-sharing and planning assistance for Saudi forces, a US official told AFP on Tuesday. The Houthis have insisted there is no threat to navigation in the Bab al-Mandab Strait except for Saudi vessels, but any attacks in the waterway are likely to make it less attractive to shippers. — AFP
US CENTCOM tells Al Jazeera Hormuz blockade ‘highly effective’
The spokesman for US Central Command has told Al Jazeera its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is ‘highly effective’.
Iran war live: Government forces attempting to stop Houthi advances in Taiz
Saudi Arabia is supporting government forces with air strikes in western Taiz.
Iran war live: Trump says US nearing end of war, claims Tehran direct talks
President Trump says the US is nearing the end of the conflict with Iran and claims direct talks with Tehran.
Israel and Morocco agree to open embassies, upgrading diplomatic ties
Both sides agreed to expand air travel and resume direct commercial flights.
US military claims Strait of Hormuz remains open amid ongoing blockade
The comments from a US CENTCOM spokesperson come amid continued tensions over shipping through the vital waterway.
‘People don’t have money’: Syrian fuel hikes deepen economic pain
Higher diesel and petrol prices are pushing up transport and food costs across an already impoverished Syria.
For checkpoint and settler attack news, Palestinians tune into the radio
Palestinians in the West Bank navigate Israeli road closures and attacks with help from a local radio station.
US Interceptor Inventory Took Another Big Hit Last Week, As CBO Pegs War Cost At $38 Billion+
US Interceptor Inventory Took Another Big Hit Last Week, As CBO Pegs War Cost At $38 Billion+ America's already-diminished inventory of air defense interceptor missiles took another significant hit last week, as dozens more were expended to defend US troops in Jordan from an Iranian attack. This latest incident illustrates Iran's use of crafty and increasingly technologically-advanced attacks to further sap US munitions supply and degrade the Pentagon's ability to continue mounting defenses -- or provoking attacks -- in a war nearing the seven-month mark. The action unfolded on Sept 8, when Iran attacked US forces at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Azraq, Jordan. Unleashing what it called a "punitive operation" following the destruction of five Iranian oil tankers by the US military, Iran fired a volley of about 20 ballistic missiles at the base. No one was killed, but fighters and other aircraft positioned at the facility were damaged. WATCH: Iran fired 20 ballistic missiles at the U.S.-hosting Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan overnight. Dramatic Patriot launch footages show massive Patriot salvos, with OSINT counts estimating 60–100+ interceptors fired in minutes. At $4–5M per PAC-3 MSE round, that's roughly… pic.twitter.com/bjmuHgydW6 — Clash Report (@clashreport) September 9, 2026 To defend the air base, US forces fired 60 to 70 Patriot interceptors and more than dozen Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors, according to US officials who talked to the Wall Street Journal. Patriots cost the Pentagon about $4 million each, and the more sophisticated THAADs go for $12 to $15 million. That means the defense from this attack on a single target may have cost half a billion dollars or more. The large expenditure of interceptors was driven by the complexity of the Iranian attack. Part of the strike package included missiles that, at high altitude, release multiple munitions. Over the course of the war, Iran has continued to enhance its already formidable missile capabilities, making warheads more maneuverable and giving some an ability to greatly accelerate before impact. “These types of new tactics that we’re seeing show that the Iranians continue to adapt, continue to learn, continue to experiment, see what works, what doesn’t work,” Conflict Armament Research's Fabian Hinz told the Journal. News of the latest dent in the US war chest follows a report from the Pentagon's inspector general declaring that the war on Iran “has resulted in strategic inventory shortfalls and revealed industrial base bottlenecks for munitions resupply.” The IG report landed just after President Trump claimed "the United States is producing more Exquisite and Elite Weapons than at any time in our History. They are being delivered on a daily basis to our Forces in the Middle East, and beyond." (Retarded capitalization scheme is, of course, Trump's.) This photo of a shattered US Air Force jet at Prince Sultan AFB in Saudi Arabia was one of several leaked to CBS Also this week, the Congressional Budget Office said the Pentagon spent $38 billion on this war of choice -- and that's only through Aug 1. CBO said it expects the meter to keep running at about $2 or $3 billion a month as long as the war goes on. Critically, CBO warned that its estimates were hampered by the Defense Department's refusal to respond to requests for information. CBO's numbers do not account for a rebuilding of the many US bases in the region that have been hammered by Iranian fire and abandoned by US forces. To the extent this abandonment becomes prudently permanent, excluding that cost may make sense. CBO further estimated that, as things stood back on Aug 1, it would take $22 billion to restock expended munitions -- attributing $7 billion to cruise missiles and $13 billion for air defense interceptors. “The shortfall would become especially problematic if a conflict arose with an opponent whose arsenal included large numbers of ballistic and cruise missiles,” the CBO reported. “Claims of U.S. munition shortages are false,” said Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell. “We have everything required to strike at the time and place of the President’s choosing.” Of course, this is the same administration that falsely told us Iran was on the threshold of having a nuclear bomb. Tyler Durden Wed, 09/16/2026 - 17:20
Rescue workers search for survivors after Gaza building collapse
Rescue workers search for survivors after Gaza building collapse
US wants Germany to confront Russia, while Washington focuses on China, Iran — expert
Sevim Dagdelen, a foreign policy expert for the BSW party, said that "while the United States itself is at times willing to engage in dialogue with Moscow," Berlin is announcing plans to create Europe’s strongest army within a few years
Syria abolishes al-Assad-era ‘terrorism’ court as Kurdish tensions flare
Discontent is testing President Ahmed al-Sharaa's ability to unify a country emerging from 14 years of conflict.
Al-Mughayyir: A village under siege
In al-Mughayyir, Palestinians say they are being squeezed into a smaller part of their own village in the West Bank.
Lebanon returns 37 artefacts smuggled out of Egypt six years ago
The artefacts date back to the pharaonic civilisation, more commonly referred to as ancient Egypt.
Jerusalem Daily: US to send $2.8BN worth of weapons to Israel
A 15-year-old boy was killed in a double-tap strike while trying to save a paramedic.
U.S. Senator Sanders reacts to arms sales to genocidal Israel
U.S. Senator Sanders reacts to arms sales to genocidal Israel (machine-translated headline from a Turkish-language source)
Era of US global dominance over — media
According to Payson O’Brien, America’s military strength, global network of bases and logistics systems, and military and diplomatic partnerships around the world proved insufficient to defeat Iran