Midterms
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Houthis Seize Mocha as Oil Hits $105 and Iran Claims Hormuz Vessel Strike (Sep 10, 1815 UTC, 2115 Israel) (Evening Edition)
Houthi forces captured the Red Sea port city of Mocha, tightening their grip on the Bab al-Mandab Strait as oil prices surged to $105 per barrel. Iran's IRGC claimed destruction of a US unmanned vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, while the IAEA reported construction activity at Iran's fortified Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site. Israeli strikes killed a family of four in Beit Lahia, Gaza, and the IDF prepared to demolish a major Hezbollah tunnel system beneath the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon.
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US Missile Strike Hits Iranian Tanker Near Kharg Island as Israel Strikes Lebanon and Pentagon Hunts Leaks (Sep 05, 1005 UTC, 1305 Israel) (Evening Edition)
A US missile strike hit an Iranian oil tanker near Kharg Island, with Iranian state media reporting four projectiles struck the vessel and no casualties. Israeli strikes killed at least three and wounded 23 in southern and eastern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched a drone at IDF troops. The Pentagon polygraphed about 50 Joint Staff members over leaks on munitions shortages, and US intelligence assesses Iran is weighing major escalation before the midterms.