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…ted so far is not clear. Analyst Comment: This morning, the USS George H.W. Bush CSG departed port Phuket in Thailand, and was observed steaming south. If this battle group is intended to return to combat operations in the Midd…

… American offensive is conducted. The USS George H.W. Bush CSG is off station conducting an R&R port call in Thailand, and the USS Theodore Roosevelt CSG has not yet arrived in CENTCOM's area of responsibility. As of three days…

//The Wire//2000Z September 17, 2026// //ROUTINE//     -International Events- India: Multiple world leaders have reportedly fallen ill after attending the BRICS summit in New Delhi. Chinese President Xi Jinping skippe

e "hybrid warfare" tactics throughout Europe over the next few weeks, to include within Poland. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys also confirmed that Lithuania had the same intelligence, and concurred with Pola

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 request, and whether or not the Houthis wi

e month of October, effective immediately. Hong Kong and Macau have been granted an exemption, but all other export partners will receive zero fuel from China in October. Analyst Comment: This move will probably affect

customer for this pipeline. Of course, this varies by country, but Saudi Arabia was a pretty big exporter of oil to Europe since the Ukraine war caused most nations to shift away from Russian oil. Right now, the main i

in the Middle East, indications and warnings are growing to suggest significant logistical efforts are being conducted by the United States and Iran, to prepare for a further intensification of the conflict. Earlier this

//The Wire//2100Z September 16, 2026// //ROUTINE//     -International Events- Europe: Fuel prices have begun to spike throughout the region, after Saudi Arabia announced that they will be halting shipments of oil to t

to Houthi control overnight, further cementing Houthi control of the entire coastline along the Red Sea. Analyst Comment: The seizure of these islands means that the Houthis don't have to rely on drones anymore...they

ery small port, is still a major loss of cargo offloading capability that the Saudis were counting on to wage their war against the Houthis. In hindsight, it was probably unwise for the Saudis to bomb dirt next to a runw

//The Wire//1800Z September 14, 2026// //ROUTINE//     -International Events- Saudi Arabia: Over the weekend the scale of the damage to Saudi petroleum facilities has become more clear, with high resolution satellite

important due to the current tensions around the region. Most of the passengers were Israeli citizens traveling back to Tel Aviv. The pilot (who was stabbed) is Indian, and the alleged terrorist copilot is Omani. Iraq:

y have the incentive to gain a foothold in this region—specifically a military foothold right here, the Dahlak Islands, an archipelago in the Red Sea on the eastern coast of Eritrea. Now, most of these smaller islands a

//The Wire//2300Z September 22, 2026// //ROUTINE//     -International Events- Saudi Arabia: Officials have announced that some repairs to the East-West Pipeline have been conducted, and some form of capacity has alleg

//The Wire//2300Z September 25, 2026// //ROUTINE//     -International Events- Baltic Sea: Tensions are high as a series of escalations have remained constant between NATO and Russia. Overnight a flight of Russian Tu-1