🌅 COMBATE Morning Roundup | October 07, 2026

• US sets enrichment cuts as price for ending Iran war — VP Vance said Iran must "meaningfully" cut uranium enrichment capacity, while Trump mused about ending the conflict "the nice way" and complained "nobody knows who the hell is running the country." A senior Iranian official told Reuters no nuclear talks are underway and recognition of Iran's enrichment right is a red line.

• Yemeni drones strike Riyadh's international airport — Explosions shook the Saudi capital and King Khalid airport halted operations; Ansar Allah also hit Abha airport, Khamis Mushait base and three camps in Jizan and Asir, reporting dozens of Saudi troops killed or wounded and downing a CH-4 drone.

• Aden missile forces civilian jet to divert — A ballistic missile fell near the runway minutes before a Cairo flight was due to land; the plane diverted and the terminal was evacuated after strikes with missiles and booby-trapped drones.

• Putin praises Iran's 'courage' in call with Pezeshkian — The birthday call stressed strategic cooperation, with Russia backing mediation efforts. Trump said he will speak with Putin soon, and Kim Jong Un pledged "eternal and unchanging" support for Moscow.

• Hormuz skippers earn $100,000 a month — Owners pay $50,000-per-transit bonuses and sailors several times normal wages, FT reports; US Energy Secretary Wright declared a diesel shortage crisis, and Aramco's chief said under six billion barrels of commercial stocks remain worldwide.

• US lost 81 aircraft worth $3.3 billion in Iran war — The Congressional Research Service tally reported by the New York Post covers warplanes, helicopters and drones lost since February.

• Russia hammers Ukraine's missile and drone plants — Strikes across seven regions hit Flamingo cruise-missile assembly in Kiev and Fire Point drone works; a Geran-4 jet drone sank a military cargo ship off Odessa. Turkey delivered Korkut air defenses to Kyiv; NATO's Military Committee visited Ukraine.

• France suspends stun grenades as 488 are arrested — Interior Minister Nuñez halted their use with 18 police-conduct probes open; 43 officers were injured Tuesday and Macron convened ministers.

• Kosovo picks president; Lithuania courts US garrison — Lawmakers elected economist Justina Shiroka Pula, averting snap elections, while Vilnius offered to pay all costs of permanently stationing US troops.

• Okinawa locked down after Marine's murder arrest — US forces imposed a 30-day curfew and alcohol ban; Japan's PM called the crime "extremely brutal" and Tokyo protesters demanded US bases leave.

• Sudan's Burhan rules out talks; Flávio vows new constitution — Burhan pledged to retake "every inch" from the RSF by force; Bolsonaro's son promised constitutional change through Congress if he wins Brazil's October 25 runoff.

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