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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.

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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.

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.

The Panama flagged tanker New Andros was hit by a drone near Basra, Iraq. (Reuters)

Oil crossed $100 a barrel for the first time since July. Kpler data cited by Reuters shows six vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, down from nine on Monday.

Israel has notified Britain that its consulate in East Jerusalem must close within 30 days, per Reuters.

Senior Pentagon official: the world should prepare for a prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict. - Reuters

Belgian prosecutors have held a 52-year-old dual Chinese-Belgian national in pre-trial detention since May on suspicion of semiconductor espionage.

He formerly held a senior position at Belgian microchip maker Belgan, a gallium nitride producer that went bankrupt in July 2024. He is suspected of illegally transferring trade secrets to a Chinese company making the same chips. - Reuters

China: The PLA is planning for eventual battlefield deployment of humanoid robots, per a Reuters review of 100+ procurement records, patents, and military papers.

No armed humanoid has been fielded yet. Analysts estimate five to ten years before they're battlefield-ready.

Strait of Hormuz traffic has fallen to its lowest since May after U.S. and Iranian strikes on commercial vessels.

An average of 10 commodity ships transited daily over the past 10 days, with two crossings Saturday and six Sunday. - Reuters

The body of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic was flown to Belgrade on Thursday on a Serbian government plane, ahead of an expected large funeral. Convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, Mladic died last week in The Hague at 84.

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Sanctions evasion networks have become extremely costly and hard to use, Iranian sources told Reuters.

The U.S Secret Service has asked the FAA to restrict flights around Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence over security threats, Reuters reports.

Chinese state shipping giant COSCO hides equipment on its ships to intercept military communications off the coasts of the U.S. and other nations, U.S. officials told Reuters. The firm has held an intelligence partnership with Beijing for decades.

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $800 million arms sale to Iraq, including Bell 412EPX and Bell 407M helicopters, GAU-19 machine guns, rocket systems, sensors, and training.

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Trump is set to meet major U.S. refiners at the White House Tuesday, days after accusing the industry of price gouging. Talks will center on lowering gasoline prices and boosting refining capacity, per Reuters.

A senior Iranian source to Reuters:

The response to the American strikes proved "there is no target in the region beyond Tehran's reach."

The source said conditions in the Strait of Hormuz will be made harsher for vessels violating the rules Iran has set, and described the recent confrontations between Iran and the U.S. as remaining a "limited and contained conflict" between the two sides.

For every U.S. attack on Iran, Tehran will deliver a "response dozens of times greater," a senior Iranian source told Reuters.

The source said Iran's retaliation against the U.S. strikes on Larak showed that "no target in the region is beyond Tehran's reach."

The U.S. military did not target Kharg Island in the overnight strikes, a U.S. official told Reuters.

Russian gasoline output fell to about 70% of demand in late August after Ukrainian drones knocked refineries offline. Facilities in Perm, Nizhny Novgorod and Yaroslavl were hit. - Reuters

Gulf states are fast-tracking billions in investment across ports, pipelines and railways to cut their reliance on the Strait of Hormuz, following months of wartime disruption, Reuters reports.

South Korea backs Trump's push to reopen talks with North Korea but insists on denuclearization and a lead role in negotiations, per Reuters.

Reuters reports that a Patriot system operated by Greek military personnel in Saudi Arabia intercepted a swarm of Houthi drones during last night’s attack.

This was the third ⁠time a Greek-operated system has been used in combat since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began.

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A senior Iranian source told Reuters that no Iran-Oman deal over the Strait of Hormuz has been finalized, with details still being worked out. It walks back an earlier IRGC claim of agreements on the strait's revenues and U.S. obstruction.

Iran and Oman are still working out the details of an agreement over the Strait of Hormuz, which has not yet been finalized, a senior Iranian source told Reuters.