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RT by @Tammuz_Intel: RT by @Tammuz_Intel: My latest from the Middle East for @AlMonitor, on longstanding issues in Iraq's western Anbar that may complicate planned investment in the area.

I have reported from the western Anbar numerous times over the past nine years, including during the operations to retake the last two ISIS-held cities there, al-Qaim and Rawa, in late 2017. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/how-militias-anbar-could-complicate-iraqs-energy-ambitions?gift_code=0Lf9c3aQA62leL8ojJAkP9bRGdY&fbclid=IwdGRzaAUkkDFjbGNrBSSQL2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YBc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEe9yjuoRRaD4yTFWbJ69f-StzlEJLOBe6ql9aR_AYr_g8pjM3YLjiocNr7DF0_aem_DgIlosYv_ABpGJRPsaZovA&sfn

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The IDF says it killed two Hamas operatives in separate strikes in Gaza yesterday.

Ibrahim Fuzi Ismail Muhsan, a Nukhba platoon commander, was hit in Nuseirat. Muhammad Kamel Suleiman Muhsan, an operative in Hamas's military wing, was killed in Khan Younis.

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Iran's senior armed forces spokesman: "We are determined not to retreat in the slightest before the enemy and to suppress him." He added that the Americans deployed all the power they had set aside

for World War III against Iran and achieved nothing.

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Iranian President Pezeshkian to Al Jazeera: "I met Mojtaba twice: once for two and a half or three hours, and once for seven and a half hours.

We discussed the urgent issues in the meetings." Policy is set by the leadership, execution by the government, he said, and everything is done under existing law, so there is no gap in the country's decision making. The only delays are on the negotiations with the United States.

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Earlier, the IDF struck a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in the Sejoud area of southern Lebanon. The IDF said the site held weapons used against its soldiers operating in the Security Zone.

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A senior spokesman for Iran's Armed Forces warned that any vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz outside the route set by Tehran will not be safe, according to Fars News.

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Sergei Lavrov at the UN General Assembly: "Russia demands the immediate release of Nicolás Maduro and his wife and that similar events do not repeat themselves." On the elimination of Khamenei and

other senior Iranian officials, the Russian FM called it "an unacceptable expression of coercion by force."

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Iranian President to Al Jazeera: "We welcome the agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan."

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Al-Mansouri in southern Lebanon is under IDF attack, Lebanese media report.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian: We and Yemen had no involvement in the attack on Saudi Arabia’s pipeline.

It is not unlikely that Israel carried out this action in order to inflame tensions and fuel disputes.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed Turkey's S-400 systems and the risk of third-party transfers, saying Moscow would supply the systems only under firm guarantees against resale.

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Russian FM Lavrov: "We have no intention of fighting Europe, this is nonsense and absurd.

It is Europe that is preparing for war with us." "Putin said: if they attack us, we won't hold back. It will be a completely different war, and it will be short."

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the SDF and Damascus: "Every time Americans stopped supporting them, the Syrian Democratic Forces immediately turned to us: 'Help us.' We started helping.

Then the Americans returned, and they lost interest in us. Damascus is not like the Ukrainian regime, which genuinely pursues its nationalist, Nazi views. They didn't ban the Kurdish language."

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Iraq reaches agreement with US to continue cash dollar shipments: Iraqi government

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Retail investors are trading less.

Over the last 20 trading days, retail investors have purchased just +$1 billion of single stocks, near the lowest 20-day total in at least 2 years. In early August, this figure even briefly turned negative for the first time since at least October 2024. By comparison, retail's 20-day purchases stood at +$20 billion in April 2025. Furthermore, total retail equity purchases have declined to +$10 billion over the last 20 trading days, near their lowest reading since at least October 2024. Retail equity purchases are now down -67% from the +$30 billion recorded over the 20-day period in February 2026. Retail investors are becoming more cautious.

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Mehr: several states have suspended air links with Iran under American sanctions, but flights continue with China, Russia, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Armenia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Vietnam and

Malaysia. Washington is pressing to close the skies to Iranian carriers, a squeeze felt across the region and especially in Iraq, caught again between the U.S. and Tehran.

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Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in Iran's parliament, in an interview with Lebanon's Al-Mayadeen: "I take this opportunity to tell you:

there is no doubt that Iran will remove the rest of the American forces from the region, if they do not meet its just demands. The resistance front will stand against them again. If they miscalculate, Iran will remove from the region the forces and capabilities they have left, and will strike a heavy blow at the capabilities of the Zionist entity and remove it from the region."

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Freedom of transit in the Strait of Hormuz was on the table in New York, where Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Albusaidi held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Albusaidi described the discussion as focused on "building trust."

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia intends to spend $12 billion next year on jet-powered drones and loitering munitions, and warned that Moscow could expand its military activities

beyond Ukraine.

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A decision on Iran-Iraq flights could come soon, Tehran's ambassador in Baghdad, Mohammad Kazem al-Sadegh, told IRNA. Talks between the two sides are ongoing.

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WaPo Report: A classified U.S.

intelligence assessment shared with Congress concludes that Saudi Arabia has not ruled out developing nuclear weapons. Washington and Riyadh have signed a civil nuclear agreement that could conditionally permit enrichment up to 20%, and lawmakers and nonproliferation experts have raised concerns over the risks. The Washington Post

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Peter Thiel on Germany: In the U.S., nine out of 12 of the youngest wealthy people made their own money. In Germany, all 20 inherited it. Not a single person built a large new scalable company.

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Peter Thiel: I’m not saying Pope Leo was an agent of the Communists, but he was at least acting as a useful idiot for the CCP.

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Chinese EVs will come to US despite no summit deal, analysts say - Nikkei

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Japan's Sumitomo Life to deploy AI for tailor-made contracts -Nikkei

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Trump rejects Iran’s ceasefire proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz - FT

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WSJ: Washington is pressing Iran's remaining trade partners to sever banking and aviation ties with Tehran.

Treasury official Jonathan Burke traveled across the Middle East and Europe, telling governments they must pick between trading with Iran and maintaining their relationship with the United States. Flight bans, banking restrictions and further isolation have already followed. Oman, the UAE and Türkiye are among the countries that moved against Iranian airlines and banks. U.S. officials contacted more than 50 governments.

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Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov: Europe is doing everything it can to thwart peace talks in which the Trump administration is interested in.

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Iraqi government spokesperson: The Prime Minister has reached understandings with Washington to continue sending shipments of cash dollars.

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Russian Ministry of Defense: Today we intercepted and destroyed 105 drones over our territory and the Black Sea

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Iraqi government spokesperson: A new shipment of US dollars in cash will arrive in Iraq in the coming days.

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BREAKING: 331 S&P 500 companies mentioned AI during their Q2 2026 earnings calls, the 3rd-largest reading on record.

This figure has more than quadrupled since Q3 2022. This also marks the 4th consecutive quarter in which more than 300 companies have mentioned AI. Not surprisingly, 97% of Information Technology firms mentioned AI during their Q2 earnings calls. Financials and Communication Services followed, at 91% and 90%, respectively. Only Utilities, Materials, and Consumer Staples had fewer than half of companies mentioning "AI." AI is dominating corporate conversations.

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Chinese Vice President Han Zheng called on the relevant country to immediately halt the threat of force against Cuba and to fully lift the blockade and sanctions imposed on the island.

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Karoline Leavitt on Keir Starmer: We were in the UK, enjoying lunch with Keir Starmer, when Trump suddenly started ripping into him over his policies.

Trump said: “Your policies here are so stupid. You need to close your borders. You need to deport these people you have in your country. I know your people. They hate what you’re doing.” Starmer was just sitting there. This was in Starmer’s own house, in his own country. We’re not even at the White House. We’re not even on our own territory. Of course, I found it entertaining.

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President Trump on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz: “They outsmarted themselves.” Trump said Iran sought to close the Strait and “cause a problem for the world,” but the U.S.

responded with what he called “the greatest blockade ever in military history.”

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President Trump says Taiwan was not discussed extensively during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Trump on AI: "The United States of America is not gonna be putting on brakes...we're leading China and we're gonna keep it that way!" "This country is going to do it 100%."

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Saudi Foreign Minister: We welcome the United States' removal of Syria from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.

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Saudi Foreign Minister: Continued illegal Israeli settlement expansion is a serious violation of international and humanitarian law

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Saudi Foreign Minister: We emphasize the importance of ensuring freedom of navigation in all international waterways.

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Saudi Foreign Minister: We call on the international community to reject what the Houthi militia is doing in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait

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Saudi Foreign Minister: We support the sovereignty and security of Iraq and stress that its territory should not be used as a launching pad for attacks on neighboring countries.

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Saudi Foreign Minister: Continued suffering of Palestinians and obstruction of aid in Gaza is a violation of international law

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Saudi Foreign Minister: We stress the importance of any arrangements related to the region's security being comprehensive and sustainable

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Saudi Foreign Minister: We emphasize the need for stability in Yemen and the protection of civilians

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Saudi Foreign Minister: The solution to the crisis in Sudan must be internal, in a way that enhances the security and stability of the people.

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Saudi Foreign Minister: We affirm our full right to protect the Kingdom's security and sovereignty.

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Saudi Foreign Minister: We stress the need for the region to be free of weapons of mass destruction and for peaceful nuclear facilities to be subject to international oversight.

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Saudi Foreign Minister: Efforts to restore security in the region cannot be based on hegemony and imposing influence.

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Saudi Foreign Minister: Risks threatening international navigation could affect the global economy

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