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Gaza/MidEast September 2026
Guardian: "Israel-Hamas war" — (LINK)
Al Jazeera: "Israel-Hamas war live": now "Israel War on Gaza" — (LINK)
Trump tells NewsNation 'we'll see' on whether to 'annihilate' Iran (LINK) — 18 September 2026
— The United States said an Iranian delegation will be allowed to attend next week's United Nations General Assembly in New York. "The delegation will be under travel restrictions and will face prohibitions on the purchase of luxury and other goods per our policy. The delegation is smaller than last year," a State Department spokesperson told Reuters.
No crude oil next month, Saudi Aramco tells at least 2 European refiners after Red Sea pipeline attack (LINK) — 18 September 2026
Saudis and Houthis exchange strikes, Yemenis flee by boat as Middle East war spreads: Houthis seized Yemen's entire Red Sea coast (ground news LINK) — 17 September 2026
UN fact-finding mission finds "reasonable grounds" for signaling U.S. war crimes in Iran; Washington rejects report (LINK) — 17 September 2026
— The mission pointed out the Tomahawk missile strike on a primary school that killed over 150 people in the city of Minab, as well as another airstrike which killed 22 civilians. The fact-finding mission also charged Iran with human rights violations and "crimes against humanity committed".
— The report said the school was the intended point of impact, and the resulting damage wasn't the result of an errant strike or collateral damage from an attack on a compound of Iran's Revolutionary Guard next to the school. The experts said they found no information indicating that the school was used for military purposes at the time.
Houthi advance boosts Iran's leverage over the US and Saudi Arabia — but may cost rebel group its legitimacy back in Yemen (LINK) — 17 September 2026
US fans with Ed Sheeran tickets are left 'torn' by Macklemore controversy: all of Sheeran's opening acts have since quit in solidarity with rapper who was dropped after making "free Palestine" protest on stage (LINK) — 17 September 2026
— Since the controversy blew up earlier this week, ticket prices for his remaining shows in the US, Mexico and South America have dropped, as calls for boycotts spread.
Billionaire Robert Kraft, accused of forcing Macklemore out, said Ed Sheeran had asked him to commit $2 million for aid after musician was dropped. Macklemore publicly challenged the billionaire to match a $1 million donation the rapper said he would make to Palestinian relief organizations.s — (LINK)
US opts not to back Saudi Arabia in Yemen after meeting Houthi leaders: Iran-backed militants have offered Trump administration assurances over safety of Red Sea shipping (LINK) — 16 September 2026
— Guardian: Officials from the US met Houthi leaders over the weekend at the country's embassy in Muscat, Oman, it has been confirmed, leading to the US decision not to intervene to help Saudi Arabia drive back a Houthi advance inside Yemen.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu proposes legislation to revoke citizenship for defaming military: (ground news LINK) — 16 September 2026
— The announcement follows the Venice Film Festival success of NAZA, a documentary by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor alleging the Israel Defense Forces uses elastic thresholds for "NAZA", a Hebrew acronym for collateral damage. The Israel Defense Forces rejected the film's claims, stating it relied on anonymous sources lacking classified intelligence access. The military also denied allegations that it deliberately targets civilians or uses artificial intelligence to maximize casualties.
Gaza City building damaged by Israeli strikes collapses, killing 21 in their sleep, including 11 children, as perilous living conditions persist (LINK) — 16 September 2026
U.K. Rapper Macklemore pledges his $1m Ed Sheeran tour salary to Palestine (LINK) — 16 September 2026
— He was dismissed as opening act of Ed Sheeran's tour after speaking on-stage in support of Palestine. He challenged Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots and prominent Israel donor who refused to let Macklemore play at his Gillette Stadium outside Boston, to match his donation.
As the last US troops pack up in Iraq for 30 September, militias signal their weapons will stay (ground news LINK) — 15 September 2026
U.S. seizes $61 million in crypto from Iranian oil sales to China on Binance (LINK) — 15 September 2026
Iran: House of Representatives votes to require President Donald Trump to end his war with Iran: three new GOP defections (LINK) — 15 September 2026
Houthis seize strategic Red Sea islands near the chokepoint of the Bab al-Mandab strait as analysts warn of impending oil crunch (LINK) — 15 September 2026
— Guardian: Nearly 94,000 people in Yemen have fled their homes since fighting between the Houthis and government forces escalated this month, the International Organization for Migration said on Monday. About 200 schools have been converted to shelters in south-western Yemen to absorb an influx of families, the International Rescue Committee said.
Oil extends gains following Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia: Futures for international benchmark Brent crude for November delivery gained 1.28% to $107.03 a barrel (LINK) — 14 September 2026
Washington Post: Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is open. But how much oil is really going through? The question of how many ships are leaving the Persian Gulf is the latest rhetorical battleground in the Iran war (LINK) — 14 September 2026
— In a cacophony of data, claims and assertions, the Trump administration figures vary significantly from those compiled by commercial maritime tracking organizations.
Iranian commercial ship struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 dead, Iranian media say (ground news LINK) — 13 September 2026
Nearly 50,000 Yemeni civilians flee as Houthis advance along Red Sea coast (LINK) — 12 September 2026
— Guardian: Global struggle for control of Bab al-Mandab strait threatens to turn Yemen's on-off conflict into a forever war.
Israeli-made Gaza documentary wins special jury prize at Venice Film Festival (ground news LINK) — 12 September 2026
— The 80-minute film NAZA features interviews with 24 Israeli military and intelligence whistleblowers who describe using Israel's AI-powered targeting systems to bombard Gaza, with interviewees saying they felt like they worked in a killing 'factory'.
Saudi Arabia shuts key oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq (LINK) — 11 September 2026
AP: No relief from inflation as Middle East clashes lifts U.S. fuel prices to painful levels (LINK) — 11 September 2026
CBS: Diesel hits record $6 a gallon in U.S. as, reports say, Houthis take key Red Sea port city (LINK) — 11 September 2026
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia wound 73 people, officials say (ground news LINK) — 8 September 2026
Iran declares preemptive strike doctrine with new missile: threatened the United States with "economic warfare" and announced plans to establish a maritime "exclusion zone" across the Persian Gulf (ground news LINK) — 8 September 2026
— Iranian forces fired an advanced Qassem Basir missile at United States warships near the strait on Sunday, though the military reported its vessels successfully evaded the attack. The six-month conflict has drastically disrupted shipping, with transit through the Strait of Hormuz falling to an average of 10 vessels daily, compared to 130 before the war began February 28.
Oil prices surge to nearly a six-week high as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz: Brent oil futures, the global benchmark, rose to hover around $97 a barrel — up 9 percent over the last five days and 19 percent over the last month (LINK) — 7 September 2026
UK expected to announce sanctions on Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank (LINK) — 8 September 2026
Tehran vows to extend 'exclusion zone' near Strait of Hormuz after US strikes on tankers: Centcom denies Iran's claims of successful attack on a US military vessel as a 'total lie' (LINK) — 7 September 2026
Oil prices surge to nearly a six-week high as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz: Brent oil futures, the global benchmark, rose to hover around $97 a barrel — up 9 percent over the last five days and 19 percent over the last month (LINK) — 7 September 2026
Netanyahu orders West Bank outposts to be removed amid US pressure, sources tell Reuters (LINK) — 6 September 2026
UN expert Francesca Albanese calls for 'true paradigm shift' as U.K.'s Miliband resets policy on Israel to ban trade with unlawful Israeli settlements (LINK) — 6 September 2026
— Francesca Albanese, the UN's special rapporteur on the occupied territories, said a "ban on settlement goods was a change in UK government stance and absolutely important". Albanese also said the trade ban could not be narrowly confined to goods — such as agricultural products and cosmetics — since "they are a fraction of what sustains the occupation, and a fraction that Israel can absorb without difficulty". The package should also aim to include trade in services, she said.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it attacked three US-affiliated vessels and three oil tankers using an "unauthorized" route in the Strait of Hormuz (LINK) — 6 September 2026
US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy ships were targeted with missiles (LINK) — 5 September 2026
US issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it calls a 'critical financial lifeline' for Iran (LINK) — 4 September 2026
Iran war is "small potatoes" for U.S., Trump says, defending vice president, who said Thursday it shouldn't be called a war, saying, "A lot of people don't call it a war. I call it a military conflict" (LINK) — 4 September 2026
UAE pardons Egyptian dissident-poet al-Qaradawi facing 10 years in prison (LINK) — 4 September 2026
— The UAE's state news agency WAM said on Friday that the country's president issued a pardon for al-Qaradawi, days after he was sentenced by the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal's Cybercrime Division on August 27 to 10 years in prison and fined him 200,000 dirhams ($55,000).
Iran war escalation raises concern over civilian death toll: Iran says 18 killed in latest US strikes; four at wedding: US says it never targets civilians: UN chief alarmed by civilian toll, urges diplomacy to end war (LINK) — 3 September 2026
— Iran's health minister said 18 people were killed and 108 wounded in Tuesday night's U.S. strikes across Iran. The Iranian Red Crescent said four people were killed and 67 wounded at a wedding ceremony near the coast of the Strait of Hormuz. Kuwait's army reported missile and drone attacks early Thursday, saying they were intercepted by air defense systems.
— United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was "deeply alarmed by reports of civilian casualties, including a strike that reportedly hit a wedding ceremony in Iran," and called for an immediate cessation of military action, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said. "The Secretary-General condemns all attacks against civilians. He recalls that all parties must respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, including the principles of distinction, proportionality, and precaution," Dujarric said.
Iran claims attacks on Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq after US strikes kill 11: heaviest exchange of fire between the US and Iran in more than a month (LINK) — 1 September 2026
— Kuwait also reports confronting Iranian attacks, as Tehran responds to US attacks that killed 11 people, including 5 at a wedding party.
