Most likely 2 tankers hit off Kharg Island. And one tanker off Jask. 3 tankers struck in total, despite Iran’s clear warning to the Americans.
Source: P4P Global Desk
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🇺🇸/🇮🇷 Iran's attacks have exposed deep vulnerabilities at U.S. bases, including the CIA's Riyadh outpost which was ‘effectively destroyed’, and the Navy's top admiral said personnel will not return to Bahrain ‘anytime soon’, with some officials saying the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet Headquarters had been ‘pretty much decommissioned’
Source: CNN
The US has sanctioned all 27 Iranian airlines.
Source: P4P Global Desk
BREAKING: 🇮🇱 Twelve countries, mostly from Europe, issued a joint statement announcing national bans on trade in goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank: 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇸 Spain 🇫🇮 Finland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden The sanctions are largely symbolic and will not affect much.
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Houthi forces struck targets in four southern Saudi cities, wounding more than 70 people and setting fires at energy facilities, according to Saudi authorities; Saudi-led forces later reported retaliatory strikes in Yemen.
Source: Reuters ↗
Israel said it would close the British consulate in East Jerusalem after the UK, France and Canada announced measures to block imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Source: Reuters ↗
A UN Commission of Inquiry said some Israeli actions in southern Syria may amount to war crimes, citing incursions, raids, detention practices and the establishment of military infrastructure.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slowed as Iran warned of retaliation for further US attacks, keeping pressure on a waterway central to global energy trade.
Source: Reuters ↗
Oil prices climbed to a six-week high after attacks on Saudi energy sites added to concerns about prolonged Middle East supply disruption.
Source: Reuters ↗
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked Pakistan’s business community for recommendations to increase exports, reiterating that the government wants future economic expansion to be export-led.
Source: Dawn ↗
Pakistan and Oman are planning a sister-port arrangement linking Gwadar and Sohar, aimed at creating a more direct maritime connection between CPEC, Gulf and Central Asian markets.
Source: Dawn ↗
Pakistan’s KSE-100 index closed lower after a volatile session as rising oil prices and Middle East tensions weighed on investor sentiment.
Source: Dawn ↗
Russia resumed large-scale strikes on Kyiv after a pause during a visit by US envoys, killing five people and injuring nearly 30, Ukrainian officials said.
Source: Reuters ↗
China’s exports rose 25% year-on-year in August while imports increased 28.2%, with strong high-tech and AI-related demand supporting external trade.
Source: Reuters ↗
Chinese President Xi Jinping and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham discussed pragmatic cooperation, open trade and areas of disagreement in their first publicly known call since Burnham took office.
Source: Reuters ↗
The UN weather agency warned that intensifying heatwaves and wildfires are worsening air-quality risks, highlighting the growing links between climate change, pollution and public health.
Source: Dawn / UN weather agency ↗