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//The Wire//2100Z September 10, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: HOUTHIS MAKE MAJOR TERRITORIAL GAINS AS SAUDI-BACKED FORCES COLLAPSE OVERNIGHT. TRUMP AND NETANYAHU BEGIN INCREASING…

//The Wire//1500Z September 11, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: HOUTHIS STRIKE SAUDI EAST-WEST PIPELINE IN MAJOR MISSILE BARRAGE OVERNIGHT. HOUTHIS ALSO EXERT CONTROL OVER BAB EL M…

…ities where migrants are being imported to, with the protest growing by the day. Within the Middle East, the Houthis have made major gains after they have advanced dozens, if not hundreds of miles over the past week, expandin…

…S SOUND ALARMS REGARDING FUEL CRISIS, STATING THAT FUEL PRICES ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE SHARPLY AND IMMINENTLY. HOUTHIS SHOOT DOWN SAUDI FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. HELICOPTER CRASH REPORTED IN LOS ANGELES. DC POLICE UNION VOICES CONCERN …

…RLINE----- Analyst Comments: Some sources claim that Saudi Arabia has quietly requested a ceasefire with the Houthis, so that the Saudis can recover from the recent round of targeting. No one has officially acknowledged this …

…ite sharply. In the Middle East, the multiple wars we've been tracking for months now have continued on. The Houthis have made significant gains this week and spoiled the world energy market in their own way by completely des…

//The Wire//2300Z October 5, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: SAUDI PIPELINE HIT AGAIN BY HOUTHIS, STATUS OF PIPELINE UNCLEAR. BRITISH AUTHORITIES ISSUE DISPERSAL ORDER FOR ENTIRE TOWN TO CONCEAL ILLEGAL MI…

…f several weeks at minimum. Overnight, Saudi forces retaliated by conducting strikes in Sanaa. Locals report Houthi positions being struck in the Bir Zehr neighborhood near the airport, along with other sites around the capit…

…300Z September 25, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: RUSSIA AND UKRAINE INCREASE MUTUAL TARGETING EFFORTS OVERNIGHT. HOUTHIS ATTEMPT TO STRIKE SAUDI TARGETS, ALL MISSILES INTERCEPTED. AMERICAN ASPIRATIONS FOR INTERVENTION IN CUBA CON…

…, indications and warnings are growing down south suggesting that an intensification of the fighting with the Houthis may be on the verge of escalating. Various meetings have taken place between Gulf states over the past few w…

…e capture of Venezuelan oil has made to the global oil markets. Middle East: Overnight targeting between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia resulted in more Saudi oil facilities being struck. Combined with the attacks over the week…

…, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: SUSPECT ARRESTED IN MINNESOTA AFTER ALLEGEDLY PLANNING TO CONDUCT MASS SHOOTING. HOUTHIS RECAPTURE LOST TERRAIN, CONTINUE PRESSING ADVANCE IN WESTERN YEMEN. IRANIAN TARGETING INCREASES IN THE PERSI…

… other's infrastructure. Iran has continued nearly daily strikes on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Houthis have regularly targeted various refineries and petroleum infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. Within the United S…

…hin Saudi Arabia, locals are reporting that the local government is hiding missile and drone strikes from the Houthis, because the Saudi Civil Defense Agency has not issued a missile alert to locals in several days. Yet right …

…most other NATO members in eastern Europe. Middle East: Flight delays have been reported in Saudi Arabia, as Houthi targeting of critical infrastructure has remained constant. This morning, the airport in Riyadh was struck ag…

…tage. -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comments: Saudi oil contracts continued to be canceled as the scale of Houthi attacks continues to expand. All oil onloading at Yanbu has been halted for at least six days, and the only o…

…sks to Americans abroad. Analyst Comment: The United States had originally planned to conduct strikes on the Houthis in Yemen, but President Trump decided against the operation at the last minute. This was possibly due to the…

…ct is escalating at the worst possible time, when there is already tension in the region as brought on by the Houthis just across the Red Sea. Perhaps most importantly, is the complex web of relationships and alliances. As is …

…r gasoline remains around $4.50/gal and diesel has steadily risen to around $6.52/gal. Early this morning the Houthis announced that they had hit more Saudi infrastructure, which has not yet been confirmed by satellite imagery…

…attery to Saudi Arabia would explain the sudden effectiveness (or existence) of air defenses that intercepted Houthi missiles last week. All things considered, purely in terms of the hardware that is moving into the region, ca…