Saudi Pipeline Hit From Iraq as Houthis Consolidate Red Sea Control (Sep 11, 2256 UTC, 0156 Israel) (Morning Edition)

Hormuz Consultations Iran's Foreign Ministry said foreign ministers from Iran, Iraq, and other Gulf littoral states will meet in Oman on Monday to discuss regional issues, including a Tehran–Muscat arrangement for managing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said the meeting aims to 'promote better understanding among the countries of the region' Al Jazeera. In a separate interview with Iranian state broadcaster, Baqaei said the Strait of Hormuz is under the 'full control' of Iranian armed forces and that the security situation improved after the 'Islamabad memorandum of understanding,' though he accused the United States of violating it after 23 days Iran International. Iran International also reported explosions in the Hormuz area, citing Iranian media Israel Hayom. President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran will not 'bow to bullying' or surrender its independence IRNA.

Continued Strikes and Demolitions Israeli aircraft struck Wadi Zibqin, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Al-Qantara, and the area around Dawhat Kfar Roumman, while a Merkava tank shelled Al-Mansouri, according to Lebanese and Palestinian Telegram channels Bint Jbeil News Quds News Network. Al-Manar reported Israeli forces continued blowing up homes, buildings, and educational, health, and municipal facilities, particularly in Al-Mansouri, where warplanes destroyed the town's official public school; artillery shelling focused on Kfar Tebnit, Zawtar al-Sharqiyya, Baraachit, Kfar Chouba, Beit Yahoun, and Wadi Zibqin Al-Manar TV. Residents of Mansouri gathered at a vantage point to watch Israeli drones drop explosives on houses, a daily ritual [Arab News/AFP]. Israel announced it was prepared for further strikes on Hezbollah following the demolition of tunnels under the Ali al-Taher ridge [Arab News/AFP]. The IDF said it used more than 1,000 tonnes of explosives to destroy two tunnels spanning more than 2 km beneath the ridge, triggering seismic activity equivalent to a magnitude 4.1 earthquake BBC News. FDD assessed the operation as securing a buffer zone in south Lebanon FDD.

Airstrike on Al-Shuja'iyya Israeli aircraft bombarded the Al-Shuja'iyya neighborhood east of Gaza City, according to Quds News Network Quds News Network. A former Israeli air force drone operator told Haaretz he killed at least 54 Palestinians before October 7 and described an army that treated Gaza's two million people as targets, including the killing of paramedics in Rafah [Quds News Network citing Haaretz].

Incursions and Shooting Israeli forces stormed the town of Kaubar north of Ramallah, and a Palestinian was shot by Israeli forces during an incursion into Al-Bireh, according to Quds News Network Quds News Network. Al Jazeera reported Israeli demolitions threatening schools and homes in Masafer Yatta Al Jazeera. Britain's import ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements will also include settlements in the occupied Golan Heights and occupied Jerusalem, Quds News Network reported Quds News Network.

UN and Diplomatic Activity More than 40 nations rallied behind Syria at the UN as it protested the Israeli incursion on Mount Hermon, with Saudi Arabia joining a coalition of Arab and Islamic states including Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Lebanon, and the State of Palestine Arab News. Syria condemned Prime Minister Netanyahu's visit to Israeli troops on Mount Hermon as a breach of sovereignty The National. Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon and a Chabad rabbi sounded the shofar in the UN General Assembly Hall for the first time in a Rosh Hashanah greeting Arutz Sheva. Quds News Network reported Netanyahu is planning a rushed 24-hour trip to address the UN General Assembly on September 24 Quds News Network.

UK Settlement Import Ban Britain's import ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank will also include settlements in the occupied Golan Heights and occupied Jerusalem, according to Quds News Network Quds News Network.

US 9/11 Anniversary The United States marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with somber tributes. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called it the 'darkest day' in the city's history amid widespread criticism Al Jazeera. US legislators pushed AI safety laws amid human extinction warnings Al Jazeera.

Saudi Pipeline Attack Saudi Arabia said drones launched from Iraq struck the East-West pipeline in the Riyadh and Medina regions on Thursday morning, causing injuries and a precautionary shutdown. Iraq condemned the attack and Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered an investigation Reuters Al Jazeera Arab News. Satellite imagery showed black smoke rising from an area south of Medina Iran International. A pumping station on the pipeline was completely destroyed, according to satellite imagery, with the pipeline capable of transporting up to 210 million barrels of crude per month Behold Israel. Saudi Arabia held off on retaliation Reuters. Houthi Advance in Yemen Houthi forces reached Perim Island at the Bab al-Mandab Strait, witnesses reported, a day after seizing the port city of Mokha BBC News. The Houthis' advance across the Tihamah coastal plain has exposed Yemeni government weakness and consolidated their ability to disrupt shipping Al Jazeera BBC News. The UN decried the Houthi seizure of an aid compound used by several UN agencies, threatening aid operations, as 18,000 more families fled the fighting Arab News. The IOM said at least 46,000 people have been displaced by the escalating fighting, with the figure rising 'by the hour' Al Jazeera. Iran-Gulf Meeting Iran and other Gulf littoral states will meet in Oman on Monday to discuss regional issues, including management of the Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera Al-Manar TV.