Yemen, September 7-10, 2026. Government forces announce gains inland across Jawf, Marib and al Bayda while Houthi forces push south down the Red Sea coast through Hays, al Khawkhah, Mawza and al Waziyah toward Mocha. Arrows show general reported axes, not surveyed lines. Claims unverified.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte:

All for one and one for all. That is how NATO works. Russia wants to divide us, but we are united.

Russia wants to stop us helping Ukraine, but we are going to do more for Ukraine. Russia wants to act tough, but we are stronger.

Russia’s actions are a sign of weakness and a symptom of its failure to get its way in Ukraine.

Algerian state TV: Algeria is severing diplomatic relations with the UAE after exhausting all means to preserve bilateral ties.

The reason was not immediately clear. Algerian outlets have previously accused the UAE of attempting to sow regional discord.

- Reuters

State media reports a fire broke out aboard a cargo ship in China, leaving 20 people dead.

UKMTO received a report of a cargo vessel approached by an unidentified skiff 98NM southwest of Al Mukalla, Yemen. Vessels advised to transit with caution.

Lebanese Sunni scholar Sheikh Yahya Araji:

"There will be no peace or recognition of Israel. It will remain the enemy of every Muslim until it is destroyed. Al-Sharaa achieved victory by Allah instilling fear in his enemies, and Israel's 'real enemy' has now arrived."

The UN's atomic watchdog, the IAEA, says it is losing continuity of knowledge over Iran's nuclear program.

Overnight, 13 out of 18 sorties of PLA aircraft, 8 PLAN vessels, and 1 official ship crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s southwestern and eastern part ADIZ.

Source: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense

IDF striking Nabatiyeh al-Fuka in southern Lebanon, per Lebanese reports.

NEW: The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has detected evidence of ongoing activity at Iran's Pickaxe Mountain site.

No near-term resumption of Iran inspections is expected, the IAEA says.

The Houthis have taken Zuqar Island in the southern Red Sea after rocket fire and a boat-borne ground assault, a military source told AFP. It lies near the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

OPEC cut its 2026 global oil demand growth forecast to 380,000 barrels per day, down from a previous 580,000 bpd.

Saudi Arabia informed OPEC that its oil production has reached the lowest level recorded since 1990.

Report: The Houthis have taken Zuqar Island in the southern Red Sea following rocket fire and a boat-borne ground assault.

Via AFP

This still needs further confirmation.

Iranian MP Alireza Abbasi, criticizing the IAEA Board of Governors: "We will put a review of membership in the NPT and countermeasures in the Strait of Hormuz on the agenda."

Yemeni Presidential Council chief Rashad al-Alimi:

Any attempt to change the military situation near Bab al-Mandab will not be tolerated.

Protecting the Yemeni coast is a Yemeni, Arab, and international interest.

Bab al-Mandab is a vital international corridor, and any threat to it extends to the Red Sea, the Suez Canal, and global trade.

Al Hadath.

Ismail Ibrahim Darwish Kandil, a Nukhba terrorist in Hamas' military wing, has been ELIMINATED.

He infiltrated Israel during the October 7 Massacre and took part in killing Nahal Brigade Commander Colonel Yonatan Steinberg.

Recently, he advanced attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians and worked to restore Hamas' capabilities.

The White House says nearly 1 million Americans will receive $500 refunds tied to Obamacare.

Iran-backed Houthi spokesperson:

Freedom of navigation and international trade in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait remain safe and uninterrupted. Current operations are defensive and limited to specified targets.

UK representative: Iran failed to adhere to International Atomic Energy Agency resolutions and did not cooperate with the agency. Inspectors were unable to reach Iranian nuclear facilities.