🌅 COMBATE Morning Roundup | September 30, 2026

• US completes withdrawal from Iraq after 23 years — The US-led coalition formally ended Operation Inherent Resolve; CENTCOM says operations against ISIS continue from Jordan, while the WSJ reports some Marines and air-defense systems remain to guard American diplomatic sites. Iraq's PM said Baghdad now fully controls its security.

• Flydubai jet lands in Saudi Arabia after cockpit fight triggers hijack alert — The Dubai–Tel Aviv flight with 174 aboard sent emergency then hijack codes before landing in Tabuk. Israeli reports say an Omani co-pilot allegedly tried to crash the jet and was stabbed by the captain; a terror angle is being probed. Iran claims Mossad plots attacks on planes or airports to blame Tehran.

• Axios: US officials expect Trump to resume major Iran war after midterms — Qatari-mediated talks are deadlocked; Tehran says FM Araghchi received Washington's response to its proposal, and China urged both sides to recommit to the Islamabad accord and resume negotiations.

• Netanyahu told MbZ Iran is renewing its nuclear program — CNN says new construction at the Pickaxe Mountain site was cited during the UAE visit, where Mossad-arranged talks with Arab delegations reportedly covered joint air defense against Yemen's Ansar Allah.

• IRGC: fighting in Hormuz "every 24 hours" — Spokesman Mohebbi said Trump is lying about the strait being open, with traffic down from 125 ships a day to 7–8 passing "with Iran's approval." The UN says the war has killed more than 3,400 Iranian civilians across 30 of 31 provinces.

• Saudi Arabia strikes Yemen 35 times in one day — Yemen's Ansar Allah downed an $11.25 million ScanEagle spy drone over Sa'ada and warned Riyadh's attacks will not go unanswered; King Khalid airport in Riyadh suspended flights for the third time this week.

• Russia strikes Kiev's power grid and military data hub — Overnight hits on the Tripillia plant, Kyiv hydro station and De Novo internet exchange killed a child. Ukraine's drone attack on Trubchevsk wounded 12, and Peskov called Kaliningrad nuclear warnings a message to European "hotheads."

• US to release 40 million more barrels from strategic reserve — Brent fell below $97 after the swap announcement, while the 30-year Treasury yield hit 5.623%, the highest since 2002, and Hegseth ordered a 20% cut in general officer posts.

• Kim Yo Jong threatens "immediate and merciless" strikes — North Korea said it will boost tactical counterattack assets along the DMZ and retaliate if its troops are fired on, accusing Seoul of fabricating evidence over a border mine blast.

• EU paid €100 billion extra for energy since the Iran war began — Energy Commissioner Jorgensen said the bloc received no more gas or oil for the money, as ministers weigh winter demand cuts.

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