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nypost.com | 45 min. ago NEW

US airman rescued from Iran shares unbelievable tale of survival with ‘60 Minutes’: ‘Most terrifying thing I’ve ever seen’

The US Air Force colonel rescued from Iran in April revealed Sunday that the “most terrifying moment” of surviving nearly two days on enemy lines was plummeting to earth with a damaged parachute after his F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down.

nytimes.com | 1 hrs. 7 min. ago

[$] Meeting Between Iran, Arab States Postponed as Mideast Diplomacy Stalls

Talks between the United States and Iran hit a dead end weeks ago, leaving Arab countries struggling to manage their ties to Tehran amid ongoing attacks.

npr.org | 1 hrs. 34 min. ago

World leaders gathered for the annual BRICS summit. Here are the takeaways

India hosted the an annual summit which gathered leaders from 28 countries, including the presidents of China and Iran. Though, the U.S. was notably absent.

nytimes.com | 1 hrs. 57 min. ago

[$] Trump Blames Ukraine for Global Diesel Shortage

President Trump said Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries were “hurting the world,” amid a global energy shock driven primarily by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

koreatimes.co.kr | 2 hrs. 9 min. ago

New attacks in Hormuz, Saudi test nerves as war's spread worsens oil disruption

ADEN/DUBAI — New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by Yemen's Houthis threatened to worsen the wartime disruption to global energy supplies. Oil traders were expecting prices to rise again when markets reopen on Monday, following the weekend developments that jeopardise supplies from the world's biggest exporter, Saudi Arabia. The British maritime security agency UKMTO said on Sunday that a vessel had been struck by a projectile as it moved through the Strait of Hormuz, causing a fire and forcing the crew to be evacuated. Iran, for its part, said one person was killed and four crew wounded aboard an Iranian commercial vessel struck off its coast. In Saudi Arabia, state media released video of damage to homes and a mosque from the purported latest cross-border attack by the Houthis, in Jazan province in the south. The Houthis claimed separately to have struck a Saudi military base in a neighbouring province. Southern Saudi cities have experienced regular alerts since last we

al-monitor.com | 4 hrs. 1 min. ago

Analysis-Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice

By Samia NakhoulANKARA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The Houthi capture of Yemen's Red Sea coastline is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf, strengthening Iran's hand and confronting Saudi Arabia and its neighbours with a difficult choice: absorb mounting costs or seek accommodation with Tehran.By securing a position overlooking Bab el-Mandeb, one of the world's most important shipping arteries, the Iran-aligned group has opened a second pressure point, threatening the Saudi oil exports diverted from the Strait of Hormuz.

thehill.com | 4 hrs. 54 min. ago

Centcom commander 'not concerned at all' about munitions stockpiles

Adm. Brad Cooper, the commander of U.S. Central Command (Centcom), said he is "not concerned at all" about the U.S.'s munition stockpile amid reports that the Pentagon has depleted its stockpiles to fight Iran. CBS News's "Face the Nation" aired part of Norah O'Donnell's interview with Cooper earlier on Sunday, where she asked if the...

al-monitor.com | 7 hrs. 15 min. ago

Analysis-Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice

By Samia NakhoulANKARA, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The Houthi capture of Yemen's Red Sea coastline is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf, strengthening Iran's hand and confronting Saudi Arabia and its neighbours with a difficult choice: absorb mounting costs or seek accommodation with Tehran.By securing a position overlooking Bab el-Mandeb, one of the world's most important shipping arteries, the Iran-aligned group has opened a second pressure point, threatening the Saudi oil exports diverted from the Strait of Hormuz.

thedailybeast.com | 8 hrs. 2 min. ago

The Graphic Proof That Trump’s Jaw-Dropping Bluff Has Become His Worst Nightmare

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/ReutersDonald Trump thought he could strike Iran and wrap it all up before you could say America First.It worked in Venezuela, and the United States managed to hit—but not obliterate—Tehran’s nuclear facility the first time around last June.But now we are more than six months into a war that nobody, not even Trump, really wanted.Read more at The Daily Beast.

abcnews.com | 8 hrs. 16 min. ago

Somalis rethink trade routes as Houthis disrupt established shipping channels

Somali businesses are seeking alternative shipping routes due to disruptions and security concerns around the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Strait of Hormuz after Iran-backed Houthis captured a key port city and an island, sending thousands of Yemenis f...

theguardian.com | 9 hrs. 22 min. ago

Surging inflation puts interest rates back in focus as policymakers meet in Japan, US and UK

Iran war and turbulent global bond markets add to pressure as rate decisions loom this week in major western economiesEconomics viewpoint: perilous UK economic conditions trace back to TrumpCentral bankers in economies including the US, Japan and the UK will face a moment of truth this week, as surging inflation raises the prospect of higher interest rates.Policymakers in all three countries will set rates in the next seven days against the backdrop of turbulent global bond markets. Continue reading...

marketwatch.com | 11 hrs. 46 min. ago

The price of almost everything on your dinner table is climbing at once — and Wall Street is taking notice

Rising crop prices are making the current inflation problem bigger than just oil and the Iran war.

aljazeera.com | 12 hrs. 10 min. ago

The Houthis’ escalation in Yemen could flop

The Houthis and Iran are seeking to gain leverage, but they may instead get a unified front in the Red Sea.

abcnews.com | 12 hrs. 21 min. ago

Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen claim new attacks on Saudi Arabia

Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen have claimed new attacks on Saudi Arabia The Houthis in recent days captured a key port city and an island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping alternative to the Iran-threatened Strait of Hormuz

scmp.com | 12 hrs. 38 min. ago

US-Israeli failure to bomb Iran into submission was preordained

Winston Churchill famously praised the resilience of the British people during the Blitz, describing the nightly bombings of London as a “cruel, wanton, indiscriminate” attempt by Adolf Hitler to break the spirit of a tough “island race”. He was not wrong about the toughness and courage of his fellow citizens. But as one of the United Kingdom’s greatest leaders and historical writers, he created a false impression of the uniqueness of the British wartime experience. Strategic bombing alone,...

al-monitor.com | 12 hrs. 45 min. ago

Iran's economic ties to Dubai hard to break despite war

bbc.co.uk | 13 hrs. 20 min. ago

Iran war reshapes Brics ties but also exposes divisions

Brics members agree they need a new global order but it's harder to answer what should replace it and how to get there.

bbc.co.uk | 13 hrs. 47 min. ago

'Slim chance' government will hit 1.5m new homes target, Rayner tells BBC

High construction costs and the Iran war are threatening the key manifesto pledge, the housing secretary says.

axios.com | 13 hrs. 48 min. ago

The tab is coming due for America's borrowing binge

Americans are facing a rising tab as a multi-decade borrowing binge collides with a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war.The big picture: Long-term interest rates are surging, as are consumer prices.It's a toxic mix of near-term inflation pressures and years of fiscal imbalance.Driving the news: The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note rose to 4.97% Friday, up a full percentage point since the end of February, and only a hair below its high since 2007.The rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has risen in lockstep, reaching 7.08% Friday, per Mortgage News Daily — the highest in more than a year.State of play: The immediate catalyst Friday was an inflation report that showed consumer prices surging higher in August, with gasoline prices accounting for more than a third of the gain. Gasoline is now at a national average of $4.29 a gallon, while the price of diesel has climbed to over $6 a gallon.All this means that the Federal Reserve is now expected to raise its target interest rate this week.But longer-term borrowing rates are set in global markets — and determined by bigger forces.The U.S. government is spending about $2 trillion a year more than it raises in taxes at a time the cumulative debt is already roughly 100% of a year's GDP.Long-term bond yields have been rising worldwide, reflecting both high government borrowing and demand for capital from the AI buildout.The intrigue: The recent spikes have taken place in spite of interventions by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to try to smooth turbulent bond markets — efforts that haven't succeeded in making borrowing cheaper.And rather than focus on the deficit reduction the bond market wants, President Trump has floated the notion of $5,000 payments to all U.S. adult citizens if Republicans win midterm elections.The U.S. government is already spending around $1 trillion a year in interest on the debt, on track to rise to $2 trillion over the next decade, a new high as a share of the economy. If the recent surge in rates is sustained, those numbers will grow even higher.The bottom line: The combination of near-term energy-driven inflation and the long-term debt trajectory means that it will cost more to borrow money for the foreseeable future.

thehindu.com | 14 hrs. 1 min. ago

China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says

Now Anthropic alleges that China's Moonshot and Deepseek have also secretly used Claude to generate answers given to its users

france24.com | 14 hrs. 17 min. ago

The week in pictures: 9/11 anniversary, far-right win in Germany and Houthis' Yemen offensive

A look back at some of the week's key news stories and the most striking images, from commemorations marking 25 years since the 9/11 attacks to the breakthrough win for Germany's far-right AfD party and the lightening offensive that has left Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels in control of the country's Red Sea coast.

cnbc.com | 15 hrs. 20 min. ago

China's Xi urges BRICS nations to work towards peace in the Middle East

China, Iran's biggest trading partner and a key customer of Tehran's energy exports, is willing to work with BRICS towards peace in the region, Xi said.

thehindu.com | 15 hrs. 48 min. ago

Watch: Thaw in Delhi? Iran President meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince amid West Asia hostilities

bbc.co.uk | 16 hrs. 2 min. ago

Oil prices create 'huge worry' as winter looms

The warning comes after the US-Iran conflict drives up heating oil and fuel costs.

cbsnews.com | 16 hrs. 22 min. ago

Iranian vessel in Hormuz hit, while Houthis expand control of shipping lane

The Iran-backed Houthis expanded their control over the strategy Bab-el-Mandeb strait, as strikes continued in the Strait of Hormuz.

timesofisrael.com | 16 hrs. 37 min. ago

Hegseth, associates pushed F-15 airmen downed over Iran to appear on ’60 Minutes’ – report

US defense secretary met privately with the two before one agreed to speak, the other declined, CNN says; Pentagon calls report ‘a complete lie’ The post Hegseth, associates pushed F-15 airmen downed over Iran to appear on ’60 Minutes’ – report appeared first on The Times of Israel.

thedailybeast.com | 19 hrs. 6 min. ago

Pentagon Pete’s Desperate Push to Sell His Warrior Image Exposed

Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERSPete Hegseth wanted the cameras.The defense secretary and some of his cronies reportedly pushed two American airmen rescued after their F-15 was shot down over Iran to appear on Sunday’s season premiere of CBS’ MAGA-curious 60 Minutes, according to multiple sources who spoke to CNN.But the airmen weren’t eager to participate. One reportedly worried he could be ordered to do the interview, while military officials were concerned that revealing details of the dramatic rescue could expose classified information during an ongoing war.Read more at The Daily Beast.

thehindu.com | 19 hrs. 51 min. ago

Iran President meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince amid West Asia hostilities

Delhi Declaration expresses 'deep concern' over continued fighting in the Gaza Strip and calls for 'halting any policies aimed at forced displacement of Palestinians'

al-monitor.com | 20 hrs. 41 min. ago

New report of attack on Strait of Hormuz shipping fans fears of threats to oil supplies

By Mohammed Ghobari , Eman Abouhassira and Yasmine GhaniaADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline.The British navy-affiliated agency‌UKMTO said it had a report of a projectile hitting a vessel as it moved through the Strait of Hormuz. The amount of damage and the status of the crew were unknown as of early Sunday, the agency said.

theguardian.com | 20 hrs. 58 min. ago

Making Iraq ‘normal’ again: do mass arrests and cash seizures signal end to corruption?

Government insiders say the new PM is unleashing an ‘earthquake’ to clean up the system. But Iraqis have heard it all beforeThe gates of the Green Zone in Baghdad are made of five-metre-high armoured steel, reinforced with horizontal girders, and strung between concrete pillars and anti-blast walls. Police water cannon trucks are stationed nearby, along with armoured personnel carriers and squads of heavily armed soldiers.At the first sign of street protests – over failing electricity, unemployment or, more recently, the US-Israeli attacks on Iran – the gates are shut. X-shaped vehicle barriers, made from welded iron beams and mounted on wheels, sit ready at the roadside alongside coils of razor wire; both are slid across the street, sealing off the sprawling neighbourhood, home to the presidential palace, parliament, the prime minister’s office, the massive fortress-like US embassy, and other institutions, including the homes of scores of politicians and members of parliament. Continue reading...

koreatimes.co.kr | 23 hrs. 30 min. ago

Who are Yemen's Houthis?

DUBAI — Within a matter of days, Yemen's Houthis have swept south and seized the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, cementing their rise as a force to be reckoned with in the constellation of Iran-backed armed groups across the Middle East. Once considered a relatively isolated religious and military movement, the Houthis now hold all of Yemen's Red Sea coast, as well as significant territory in the country's north, including the capital Sanaa. Minority community The Houthis belong to the Zaidi community, an offshoot of Shia Islam, which is a minority in Yemen's mostly Sunni population. They rose up in the 1990s in response to alleged sectarian discrimination against the Zaidis, who are mostly present in the country's impoverished north. The Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah (Supporters of God), is named after its late spiritual leader Badreddin al-Houthi and his son Hussein, who was killed by Yemeni government forces in 2004. Houthi's other son, Abdulmalik, assumed the reins of power, delivering fiery speeches and transforming his group from an isolated faction in the northwest in

koreatimes.co.kr | 23 hrs. 43 min. ago

MONDAY, Sept. 14, 2026

1936-First prefrontal lobotomy in America performed by Walter Freeman and James W. Watts at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C. 1939-World's first practical helicopter, the VS-300, designed by Igor Sikorsky, takes a short tethered flight in Stratford, Connecticut 1949-India's Constituent Assembly adopts Hindi as an official language, celebrated today as Hindi Day 1956-IBM introduces the RAMAC 305, the first commercial computer with a hard drive featuring magnetic disk storage, which weighs over a ton 1960-Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela form the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) 2020-Astronomers report a possible sign of life on Venus after detecting phosphine in the planet's atmosphere through a telescope 2021-One in 500 Americans has died of COVID-19 as the nation's known death toll reaches 663,913 (Johns Hopkins)

timesofisrael.com | 1 days ago

Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on base in Saudi Arabia, which reports 2 hurt by projectile

Iran’s president vows his country ‘won’t surrender’ to US * Palestinian said brutally beaten by settlers in central West Bank; no arrests made The post Yemen’s Houthis claim attack on base in Saudi Arabia, which reports 2 hurt by projectile appeared first on The Times of Israel.

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

U.S. military says 100 ships redirected in past two months of Iran blockade

In response, the United States has sought to prevent ships from travelling to and from Iranian ports to deprive Tehran of revenue

dailymail.com | 1 days ago

'It'll be more luck than judgment if lights are on this winter': Stark warning from industry expert as hard-pressed families brace for energy bill surge

(Stock image) European nations face several energy shocks due to the Iran war, record low gas reserves and a water shortage in Norway - but Britain could be uniquely vulnerable.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 1 days ago

Houthis called us to say they don't want to fight US: Trump

US Prez: Iran Likely Behind Attack On Oil Pipeline

thehindu.com | 1 days ago

Mehbooba Mufti welcomes BRICS condemnation of Pahalgam terror attack, but calls out ‘selective outrage’

The former J&K chief said the suffering of civilians in Pahalgam, Gaza or Iran cannot be viewed through different moral or political lenses; “civilian blood has no nationality, and international justice cannot have double standards,” she added

thehill.com | 1 days ago

Iran's war didn't end. It changed units.

The ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran remains characterized by unverified claims of success and ambiguous thresholds for escalation despite six months of military exchanges and economic volatility.

dw.com | 1 days ago

Baghdad confirms attack on Saudi pipeline came from Iraq

Saudi Arabia has said it will not relatiate and wants Iraq to "take the necessary measures." Baghdad is under pressure from the United States to rein in Iran-backed militias.

theguardian.com | 1 days ago

Saudi Arabia shuts down key oil pipeline, blaming drones from Iraq

Riyadh has increased use of East-West pipeline since start of war on Iran to bypass closure of strait of HormuzSaudi Arabia has shut down a critical oil pipeline, accusing militants in Iraq of launching drone attacks on the export route being used to bypass the lockdown of the strait of Hormuz.The world’s largest ⁠crude oil exporter has increased its use of the 745-mile (1,200km) pipeline running across the Arabian peninsula, which links Abqaiq, near the Gulf, to the port of Yanbu, on the Red Sea, since the US-Israeli war against Iran began. Continue reading...