A Moldovan government spokesperson:

Zelensky's departure for Norway was delayed Tuesday after authorities closed the country's airspace over a drone alert. Flight restrictions were lifted once a Russian drone came down on Moldovan territory.

NOW: Initial reports of a ballistic missile launch from Sirik, southern Iran, towards the Strait of Hormuz.

Contributed by: @BeamTracker_

A CIA spokesperson denies the FT report that Director John Ratcliffe is preparing to take a larger role in US efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war, potentially reducing the role of envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Marco Rubio on Mexico:

There are territories, vast territories in Mexico, that are not governed by the state.

They are controlled by narco-terrorist organizations.

Hamas confirms Farah Hamed was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City's Sheikh Ijlin neighborhood today.

Hamas describes him as a commander and fighter in its military wing and a member of the al-Qassam Brigades Military Council in the West Bank. Originally from the Ramallah area, he was deported to Gaza in the 2011 Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange.

The IDF has not commented.

@manniefabian

NOW: Explosions heard on Qeshm Island, southern Iran.

Cause is unclear.

Initial reports of a Houthi ballistic missile attack on King Fahd Air Base, Saudi Arabia.

Additionally, at least four explosions have been heard around Taif.

Today, Iran reportedly used new electro-optical missiles for the first time in an attempted attack on US warships.

Electro-optical sensors utilise cameras and light sensors to steer a missile towards their intended target.

Source: The Telegraph

Democratic U.S. Senator John Fetterman is set to appear in a video at the Republican Party’s convention on Wednesday, praising President Donald Trump and Republican Senator Dave McCormick for their support of the U.S. steel industry, Axios reported.

Contributed by @AZ_Intel_.

At least five people were killed and 87 are missing after a ferry caught fire off Palawan, Philippines, earlier today, officials said.

U.S. President Donald Trump pledges a $5,000 dividend to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans win both chambers of Congress in November.

U.S. military aircraft were damaged in Iranian strikes on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, CBS News reported, citing people familiar with the matter; roughly eight F-15s sustained light damage and an A-10 Thunderbolt was struck and left missing a wing.

The renewed war in Yemen between the Houthis and southern government forces is rapidly escalating into a full-scale conflict, per the New York Times.

Reports over the past day place the Houthis advancing on the port city of Mokha in southwestern Yemen, near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. They may reach it within days.

Ukrainian drones hit the Russian Caspian port of Makhachkala this morning, setting it on fire.

The IDF and Shin Bet hit three areas of Gaza, destroying three Hamas weapons depots stocked with anti-tank missiles, explosives and other combat gear.

Reuters: Iran acquired millions of dollars in Chinese air defense systems over the past year. The purchases ran through a barter mechanism: Iran shipped oil to China and received credit for Chinese goods instead of cash, letting both sides sidestep sanctions. Medicines, vehicles, and communication equipment moved through the same channel.

Satellite imagery from Sep. 8 shows at least 3 oil storage tanks burning at Jazan, Saudi Arabia after a Houthi attack.

NATO forces disrupted a covert Russian undersea operation near Norway's Svalbard earlier this year, two Western officials told Reuters.

Russia's GUGI directorate was rehearsing the use of technology to disable seabed cables while masking attribution. British, Norwegian and U.S. forces confronted the vessels before the exercise was completed.

Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, responding to the Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, said it will act under the terms of the agreement between the two countries "when the time comes."

Chinese forces fired flares at an unarmed Philippine Coast Guard patrol plane over the Spratly Islands, first from Subi Reef and again from Mischief Reef near Thitu Island. The PCG called it a threat to aviation safety and said patrols will continue.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, on raising with Aoun the return of the remains of Beirut's Jewish community leaders killed in the Second Civil War:

"The picture I got was that there was a very sincere effort to find the remains. They found remains that turned out not to be authentic. But I think the important thing is that they tried, and it was a sincere effort, and they will continue to try because they want to build trust with Israel, just as you are building it with the release of the prisoners."

@kaisos1987