🌅 COMBATE Morning Roundup | September 14, 2026

• US pivots to nuclear talks with Iran, offers fuel — CNN says Washington told Gulf states future negotiations should focus on Iran's nuclear program, not reopening Hormuz. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the US is ready to supply nuclear fuel if the file is resolved; Tehran says it will discuss the program only after Hormuz is settled.

• IRGC downs advanced US MQ-1 drone over Hormuz — The Guards said the drone was destroyed by their newest air-defense system under Iran's integrated air-defense network, the latest US air loss over the strait.

• US blocks Iran's atomic chief from IAEA conference — Bloomberg says Trump administration pressure stopped AEOI head Mohammad Islami from attending the Vienna conference after Austria denied his visa when Washington vetoed a UN travel exemption. Moscow called it a breach of the agency's headquarters accord; Grossi claimed oversight "deteriorated" in 2026.

• Saudi Arabia sought Hormuz summit delay, amendments — Tehran's spokesman said Riyadh requested the Salalah postponement; Axios reports Saudi demanded text changes fearing a new strait status quo. Iran says its Hormuz understanding with Oman is finalized pending Muscat consultations.

• Yemen's Ansar Allah seize more Red Sea islands — Officials said the movement took further strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, tightening its Bab el-Mandeb grip; France 24 reports over 85,800 people displaced by the coastal advance.

• European gas tops $1,000 as straits crisis bites — Prices passed $1,000 per 1,000 cubic meters in Europe for the first time since December 2022, and the IMF says Hormuz traffic is down to a tenth of pre-war levels.

• Downed F-15 officer "Bravo" breaks silence — He told 60 Minutes his parachute failed and he struck the ground at 70-100 mph, breaking his back, arm and shoulder, then climbed a 7,000-foot ridge to evade Iranian search teams. The IRGC insists two MC-130Js were grounded in the rescue.

• Russia liberates three villages, strikes Kyivstar HQ — Moscow's forces took Shirokoye, Shevchenkovo and Novoandreyevka and drones hit the telecoms building serving Ukraine's military. Kyiv's state prosecutor resigned and left the country.

• UK break-up pact signed; Sweden one seat apart — Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland leaders signed the Cardiff accord declaring "Westminster's time is nearing its end." Sweden's opposition leads the governing bloc by one mandate, with final counts due midweek.

• Iran says 6,000 arrested over "December coup" — Police chief Radan said 6,000 coup plotters were detained and three more seized overnight; the judiciary seized 240 assets from "traitors" and froze 182 bank accounts.

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