IIME Morning Brief · September 14, 2026

Saudi Arabia shut a key oil pipeline after a drone attack launched from Iraq. Houthis Advance to Bab al-Mandeb.

Houthis took Mokha on Thursday and on Friday captured Mayun, also known as Perim, off Yemen’s coast in a swift advance — AP.

Saudi Arabia shut a key oil pipeline after a drone attack launched from Iraq — BBC.

Ship traffic through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait fell by half — The National.

More than 82,000 people were displaced in Yemen this month — The National.

Two people were hurt by a projectile near Saudi Arabia’s southern border — Agencies, The Times of Israel.

Western intelligence assessed that an underground site in Natanz was likely used to store nuclear material — Lazar Berman, The Times of Israel.

Oman said conditions were not right for planned talks between Iran and Gulf states, putting the discussions on hold — The National.

The United States linked Chinese satellite imagery to an Iranian strike that killed three troops — Aawsat.

The Israeli military said it used 1,100 tons of explosives to destroy tunnels beneath a hill in southern Lebanon — Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel.

The next round of Israel-Lebanon talks was delayed from the following week until October — Jacob Magid, The Times of Israel.

The Lebanese Army reported arms seizures and operational control in a pilot zone — David Daoud, FDD.

US lawmakers warned that a fiscal crisis weakening the Palestinian Authority could create a power vacuum benefiting Hamas — The Jerusalem Post.

The Board of Peace focused on an international stabilization force for Gaza — Seth J. Frantzman, FDD.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called for Gazans not to be forcibly displaced — Arabnews.

Sudanese politicians warned that the war-torn country is sliding towards total state collapse — The National.

Plans for a private airport in Syria triggered controversy over mass graves and land rights — Reuters.

Iraq and Türkiye finalized a draft framework agreement for a Development Road transport corridor — Qatar News Agency.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian backed deeper economic ties with India and invited investment in Chabahar — India Today.

Greece, Egypt and Cyprus agreed to cooperate to supply the European Union — Il Sole 24 ORE.

UAE-India trade exceeded $101 billion in 2025–26 as the countries developed new logistics corridors and IMEC cooperation — Emirates 24|7.

India and the GCC formally launched negotiations for a comprehensive free-trade agreement covering six Gulf states — Newsonair.