Summary

  • US says underwater drone 'malfunctioned' after Iran claimed capture
  • Iran warns it will hit US bases if its oil tankers are attacked
  • Saudi Arabia said 73 people were injured in attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on four cities
  • US Secretary Rubio says Houthis 'agents, proxies' of Iranians
  • 11:45 PM, Sept 08, 2026

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  • 11:41 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    Iran media says US missile struck Iranian tanker off Kharg Island

  • 11:02 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    Explosions heard on Iran's Kharg Island: local media

  • 10:51 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    Iran warns it will hit US bases if its oil tankers are attacked

  • 10:05 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    US military underwater drone malfunctioned in Middle East, official says

  • 9:08 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    Saudi Arabia issues emergency alert for Jazan, Abha and Najran

  • 8:36 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    US Secretary Rubio says Houthis 'agents, proxies' of Iranians

  • 7:57 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    US slaps sanctions on Iran airlines, service providers

  • 7:22 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    Iran's Revolutionary Guards say seized unmanned US submarine in Hormuz

  • 6:41 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    Qatar warns against normalising regional 'no war, no peace' status

  • 5:54 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    Lebanese mourners gather to mourn, bury those killed in strikes

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  • 5:13 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    Iran state media claims US drone downed

  • 4:44 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    South Korea dispatches team to assess Strait of Hormuz conditions

  • 4:43 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    GCC must take greater diplomatic role amid Iran conflict, experts say at Abu Dhabi forum

  • 2:47 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    UAE strongly condemns attacks on Saudi Arabia

  • 2:36 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    Saudi warplanes carry out strikes in Yemen: Houthi-controlled media

  • 1:12 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    Iran opposes war, but will fight against aggression 'with full strength': President

  • 12:47 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    QatarEnergy issues tender to sell September al-Shaheen crude, sources say

  • 12:03 PM, Sept 08, 2026

    UAE activated alternative trade corridors: Minister

    quote    No other country has the ability to activate multiple new trade corridors at this scale and with this speed. These are not short-term fixes. These are now permanent shifts in our positioning. No single checkpoint can be allowed to threaten our economic viability

    UAE's Minister of Foreign Trade Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi

  • 11:49 AM, Sept 08, 2026

    Houthis claim attacks on Saudi Aramco

  • 11:17 AM, Sept 08, 2026

    Kuwait seeks to improve supply chains

  • 10:41 AM, Sept 08, 2026

    GCC Secretary General condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia

    quote    The GCC member states stand united alongside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, expressing full solidarity with the Kingdom in confronting all threats to its security, stability, sovereignty, and national capabilities

    Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

  • 9:47 AM, Sept 08, 2026

    Brent crude futures rise $1 to $98/BBL after attacks on Saudi energy facilities: Reuters

  • 9:36 AM, Sept 08, 2026

    Saudi energy facilities hit by attacks

  • 9:03 AM, Sept 08, 2026

    US remains key to Gulf security, experts agree

  • 8:31 AM, Sept 08, 2026

    Iran to announce new restriced zone in Gulf

  • 7:45 AM, Sept 08, 2026

    Saudi Arabia says 73 injured in Houthi attacks

    quote    These sinful and unjustified attacks committed by the Terrorist Houthi Militia deliberately harm the Kingdom's national resources, facilities, and civilian sites, and confirm its extremist criminal behaviour that rejects achieving peace and stability in Yemen and its Arab and Islamic neighbors.

    The official spokesman for the Coalition Forces, "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Major General Turki Al-Maliki

  • 7:18 AM, Sept 08, 2026

    Tensions rise as Iran, US trade blows