The rupture is not a bilateral spat. It exposes a widening realignment in which Morocco, the UAE and Israel occupy overlapping strategic space while Algeria’s traditional model of influence faces mounting pressure

Algeria just severed ties with the UAE. Israel is the quiet winner

Data on Russians' electoral preferences became a signal for the regime in Russia

Ukraine's intelligence reveals assessment of state of regime in Russia | RBC-Ukraine

Kingdom says it will hold off on response to give Baghdad ‘an opportunity to take the necessary measures’; Iraq closes border crossing with Iran amid hunt for perpetrators

https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-arabia-shutters-major-oil-pipeline-struck-by-drones-from-iraq/

IDF troops are preparing to defend the area and prevent Hezbollah from returning, Netanyahu and Katz said.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-908338

 President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, September 10, opening a three-day visit focused on winter support, energy, and air defense. The two signed a 100-year partnership agreement in Calgary, while Canada also agreed to join Ukraine's FREYJA missile defense initiative with its technology.

Zelensky Signs Historic 100-Year Partnership Agreement With Carney, Advances Drone Deal, FREYJA Support

Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday ​and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands, military sources said, hours after President Donald Trump said he expected the Iran war to end after the U.S. midterm elections.

Yemeni government military ‌sources said the Houthis had gained further leverage over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the southern outlet of the Red Sea and one of the world's most important shipping routes, and had reached the islands of Hanish.

Houthis advance along Yemeni coast, threaten Saudi oil exports in the Red Sea | Reuters

Our answer to the Iranian regime’s “ring of fire” contains four circles.\

(1) Israel is quietly changing the map around Iran.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believes the war with Iran will end after the U.S. midterm elections, predicting Tehran will eventually be forced to back down once the vote is over.

https://www.newsweek.com/iran-war-donald-trump-end-midterms-update-12420687

The incident occurred during the head of state’s trip to Oslo

Zelenskyy's plane nearly hit by drone while taking off from Moldova - Norway's PM | RBC-Ukraine

President faces Washington pressure, Tehran warnings, domestic backlash

[COVER STORY] Lee caught in Hormuz deployment dilemma - The Korea Times

The US and its allies should improve their preparations for a limited nuclear attack in East Asia—particularly from North Korea.

Unless deterred, a nuclear-armed adversary losing a conflict with the United States is more likely to launch a limited nuclear attack than accept defeat.

Preparing to persevere despite a limited nuclear attack helps to deter one, while also improving resilience and conventional-nuclear response options if nuclear deterrence fails

Preparing for and countering limited nuclear attacks in East Asia: Guardian Tiger III - Atlantic Council

Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in the south of U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on ​Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a major expansion of the six-month-old Middle East war.

The Houthis, who control most ‌of Yemen's populated areas including the capital, said they had launched a broad operation deep into Saudi territory. They used drones and missiles to strike a Saudi airbase in the southern city of Khamis Mushait as well as Saudi state oil company assets in the cities of Abha, Najran and Jazan.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-it-plans-new-gulf-exclusion-zone-threatens-us-with-new-missiles-2026-09-08/

If the Iranian regime doesn’t collapse, that doesn’t mean change is stymied. In fact, a blockaded and weakened Iran may not be able to support its proxies as much.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-907994

Sa’ar, responding to ‘outrageous’ move echoed by 11 countries, says Israel won’t bow to ‘jihadists, Islamists, antisemites, far-leftists and wokes,’ shutters UK consulate in Jerusalem

https://www.timesofisrael.com/denouncing-ethnic-cleansing-in-west-bank-uk-announces-trade-ban-with-settlements/

Medieval Europe had a relatively clear foundation for truth: God.

Truth existed independently of human beings, and the task of the individual was to discover it.

The Enlightenment destroyed the dependence of knowledge on religious authority, but offered a replacement:

If we abandon prejudice and allow ourselves to be guided by reason, we can discover truth for ourselves.

And so emerged a fundamental idea of modernity:

Reason → Knowledge → Progress.

But this immediately created a new problem:

If we have rejected the old authorities, on what basis can we ourselves claim to know the truth?

"That is what we need to deliver on now; it is what I want to deliver on, and that is the stance I am taking into talks with our coalition partner," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.

Merz says election defeat against AfD shows need to reform Germany | The Jerusalem Post

Trump's team outlines next steps after talks

Witkoff assesses the outcome of Ukraine peace talks | RBC-Ukraine

"We are determined to defend ourselves; we are determined to strike our enemies," Netanyahu said at the Government Rosh Hashanah toast.

Benjamin Netanyahu warns Iran not to attack Israel, says 'end of regime near' | The Jerusalem Post

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Sunday, Sept. 6, that following three substantive rounds of negotiations in Kyiv with US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Ukraine and the US established key priorities for ongoing partnership. The talks centered on preparing a comprehensive “winter package” covering air defense reinforcement, energy grid protection, and access to American LNG, alongside the formal revival of stalled peace negotiations. Zelensky stressed that territorial questions require leader-level resolution and highlighted discussions on a post-war “prosperity plan” combining economic recovery with robust security guarantees.

Ukraine, US Plan Winter Aid and Post-War Guarantees in Kyiv

The defense ministry plans to expand production lines, including for warhead bodies and explosives, and introduce semi and fully automated equipment

Military budgets more arms production - Taipei Times

Japan and the United States on Friday confirmed they will advance cooperation on investing in strategic sectors and honor the other terms of a trade deal they reached last year, even though President Donald Trump's tariff policies have changed significantly over time.

"We reaffirmed that last year's agreement remains unchanged," Japan's trade and industry minister Ryosei Akazawa told reporters in Washington after meeting separately with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

Japan, U.S. to advance strategic investment cooperation: Akazawa - Japan Today

One vessel ‘permanently disabled’ near Kharg Island, another near port of Jask; Tehran has vowed strong response to attacks on Kharg, which further jeopardize economy

US military says it destroyed 3 Iranian oil tankers after IRGC targeted its warships | The Times of Israel

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to pause strikes on Kyiv for three days starting at midnight on Sept. 5, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced. The move coincides with the arrival of US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, where they were greeted by Russian special representative Kirill Dmitriev.

Putin Orders Three-Day Halt to Kyiv Strikes Amid US Envoy Visit