Iranian Strike Damages US Aircraft in Jordan as Trump Declares Victory and Renames Hormuz (Sep 10, 0926 UTC, 1226 Israel) (Evening Edition)

• US Aircraft Damaged in Jordan Strike — Multiple US military aircraft suffered damage in overnight strikes on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, CBS reported. An A-10 Thunderbolt lost a wing, and roughly eight F-15s sustained light damage but have already returned to service Reuters Jerusalem Post Arutz Sheva. The strike followed an IRGC claim of attacks on the base and multiple vessels in the Strait of Hormuz Reuters.
• Trump Declares Victory, Floats Renaming Hormuz — President Trump told a Republican midterm convention in Dallas that the US is 'winning' the war with Iran, claimed the US now controls the Strait of Hormuz, and suggested renaming it the 'Trump Strait' Al-Manar TV News 0404 IL Arutz Sheva. He also said the war will end after the US midterm elections and threatened to attack 'Pickaxe Mountain' Reuters BBC News.
• Iran Rejects US Claims on Yemen — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei rejected Secretary of State Marco Rubio's allegations of Iranian interference in Yemen, stating that Ansarallah is an independent Yemeni actor IRNA Al-Manar TV.
• Iran Condemns US Sanctions on Airlines — Iran condemned new US sanctions targeting 27 Iranian airlines and aviation-related entities as 'economic terrorism' and 'collective punishment' IRNA.
• Iran-China Air Defense Deal — Reuters reported that Iran received air defense systems worth millions of dollars from China over the past year under a barter mechanism involving oil shipments and credit for Chinese goods, bypassing sanctions N12 Chat.

• Wide-Scale Demolition Operations — The Israeli military began a wide-scale demolition operation in the town of Bani Hayyan in southern Lebanon, with new explosions reported throughout the morning Mehr News Bint Jbeil News. Al-Manar reported that the number of Israeli demolition operations in Al-Mansouri reached 12 so far today Al-Manar TV.
• Artillery Shelling and Drone Activity — Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Zibqine and targeted Wadi al-Hujeir and Wadi al-Salouqi overnight and at dawn, setting fire to homes, according to Lebanon's National News Agency Al-Manar TV Middle East Eye. Israeli drone activity was reported over Baalbek and the surrounding Bekaa area Al-Manar TV. A Merkava tank was positioned on the hill of Baraachit Bint Jbeil News.
• US Embassy Statement — The US Embassy in Lebanon said Washington supports the Lebanese government in asserting its sovereignty through the army and ensuring that decisions of war and peace remain in its hands Bint Jbeil News.

• IDF Dismantles Hamas Weapons Facilities — The IDF and Shin Bet struck three areas across the Gaza Strip yesterday and dismantled three Hamas weapons storage facilities containing firearms, explosive devices, anti-tank missiles, and additional military equipment. The military said steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians, including advance warnings, precise munitions, and aerial surveillance IDF Official N12 Chat Manniefabian.
• Family Killed in Northern Gaza — Four members of the Ahmed family — a father, his wife, and their two daughters — were killed after Israeli aircraft bombed their home in the Beit Lahia Project in northern Gaza last night Quds News Network. Israeli attacks killed at least four Palestinians in northern Gaza, according to Al Jazeera Al Jazeera.

• Land Seizure Order — Israeli occupation forces decided to seize 137.5 square kilometers of Palestinian farmers' land behind the separation wall in the town of Jayyous, north of Qalqilya Quds News Network.
• Settler Incidents and Demolitions — Israeli settlers released livestock onto Palestinian land between Silwad and Yabrud, northeast of Ramallah Quds News Network. Israeli occupation bulldozers demolished the home of Shaher Awinah in the Al-Marj area of Battir, west of Bethlehem Quds News Network.
• Al-Aqsa Storming — Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, backed by occupation forces, with some performing Talmudic rituals in front of the Dome of the Rock Al-Manar TV Quds News Network.
• Ongoing Raid — An Israeli occupation helicopter flew over the villages of Qira and Kifl Haris, north of Salfit, amid an ongoing raid by Israeli occupation forces Quds News Network.

• Arab League Statement Rejected by Iran — Iran's Foreign Ministry rejected and condemned what it called false claims and baseless accusations leveled against Iran in the final communiqué of the 166th session of the Arab League Council of Foreign Ministers IRNA.
• BRICS Summit Context — The Iran war looms large as BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi this weekend, with the US-Israeli campaign against Iran complicating India's efforts to secure consensus on trade and economic objectives Quincy Institute.

Trump Rally Statements — President Trump, speaking at a Republican midterm convention in Dallas, declared the US is 'winning' the war with Iran, claimed control of the Strait of Hormuz, and suggested renaming it the 'Trump Strait.' He also said the war will end after the US midterm elections Al-Manar TV Reuters BBC News Arutz Sheva.

Pakistan Warns Iran on Houthis — Pakistan delivered a Saudi warning to Iran to rein in the Houthis, or the conflict could become a regional crisis Jerusalem Post News 0404 IL.

• Yemen Escalation — Fighting escalated in Yemen, with the government accusing Houthis of killing three children, while rebels claimed Saudi forces carried out 54 air raids in 12 hours Al Jazeera. The death toll from a prison airstrike in northern Yemen rose to 23, with 7 still missing, according to Houthis Associated Press. Saudi Civil Defense said danger has passed after a Khamis Mushait alert Al Arabiya Reuters.
• Saudi Arabia — The Houthis struck an airbase in Khamis Mushait and oil infrastructure in nearby cities on Tuesday, wounding 73 people, in one of the biggest attacks on Saudi Arabia since the start of the war Jerusalem Post.