New information on the shooter in the Butler assassination attempt against Trump, per Attorney General Blanche.

Western European military assessments see little chance of Saudi-backed forces recovering Mokha. The Red Sea port fell to the Houthis last week, and the advance has not been slowed.

Bloomberg.

Early warning alerts are up in southern Saudi Arabia for Abha City along with Jazan and Khamis Mushait Provinces, with a Houthi attack inbound.

IDF and Shin Bet conducted a targeted strike in Gaza on the commander of Hamas' Rafah Brigade.

The Trump administration is planning a $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel, including tens of thousands of 2,000 pound bombs: 20,000 MK 84s and 20,000 BLU-117s. Congressional committees that weigh in on large arms sales have already been informally notified.

- Reuters.

CENTCOM: As of Sept. 15, U.S. forces have redirected 103 commercial vessels to ensure compliance.

Strikes on Russian energy infrastructure will continue for as long as Russia keeps attacking Ukrainian infrastructure, President Zelensky confirmed this morning.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister:

‘The IDF is currently striking the commander of the Rafah Brigade in the Hamas terrorist organization, following the elimination earlier this week of the commander of the Khan Yunis Brigade and other senior figures in the organization.
Our message is clear: no terrorist is immune, and Hamas will not be in Gaza.
We support the IDF and the Shin Bet, which are working diligently to eliminate threats and protect Israeli citizens.

U.K. representative to the UN Security Council:

The escalation in Yemen is happening with the backing of the Islamic Republic. There must be one clear message, putting an end to the Houthis.

Vice President JD Vance, in an interview with the New York Post:

The Iran war will end after the midterms.

The conflict is entering a "much different phase."

The U.S. is not engaged in aggressive operations inside Iran.

Iran is occasionally shooting at commercial shipping.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken:

The Gulf states are all looking to talk to Tehran, maybe cut a deal with Tehran.

They’re looking to cut deals because they know that, unfortunately, what they’ve seen is we can’t necessarily defend them.

Friedrich Merz canceled his UN General Assembly trip to New York next week.

Berlin is in intense talks over the German chancellor's political future and whether he gets replaced, per Politico.

Earlier tonight, an explosion was heard in Erbil, Iraq, with the cause still to be clarified.

Interestingly, local sources reported several UAV flights above western Iraq during the day.

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JUST IN: Newly released images by CBS show the aftermath of Iranian missile strikes at Prince Sultan Air Base and Camp Buehring.

Interestingly, one of the images appears to show extensive damaged to a USAF E-3 AWACS, with its AN/APY-1 radar completely destroyed.

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NOW: Several explosions were heard coming from the Strait of Hormuz on Qeshm Island, southern Iran.

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At least two people were killed and several others injured after an SUV crashed into a Metro bus in the Chatsworth area of the San Fernando Valley, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

BREAKING: NBC Los Angeles helicopter crashes while covering Metro bus crash in Chatsworth, California.

Saudi air defenses downed a drone over Mecca overnight.

Only the second attack ever on the holy city. The last was in 2017.

Saudi-led coalition spokesman.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

There is a commitment from the U.S. and the accompanying countries to disarm Hamas and destroy all the tunnels.

We all understand that this will not happen.

The IDF is prepared, if given the order, to eliminate Hamas and complete the mission

JD Vance on Iran:

If the U.S. effectively says to the Middle East, "you're on your own," it would necessarily mean a worldwide energy crisis so long as Iran continues shooting at shipping.

NBC Los Angeles has announced the deaths of reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw, who were among three people killed in a KNBC helicopter crash Tuesday evening.

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