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- Friday, 4 September 2026 · Lead Story
Drone strikes headquarters of Ukrainian security service in Kyiv on the eve of the American mission
In the afternoon of September 4, a drone struck the SBU building on Volodymyrska Street, according to Ukrainian outlets. Two days earlier, the Russian state news agency TASS had reported a visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow on the 5th and to Kyiv on the 6th.
- Friday, 4 September 2026 · Lead Story
Iran claims attacks against US bases in Kuwait and the UAE
Tehran announces it has struck military installations used by American forces in the two Gulf countries; Kuwait City speaks of a violation of its sovereignty. On the Kuhestak raid, Washington rejects the Iranian account.
- Thursday, 3 September 2026 · Lead Story
Hormuz, escorted convoys and new attacks on Kuwait: accounting for the passage
Development since this morning: the US Navy escorts 40 merchant ships through the strait, Al Jazeera reports new attacks against Kuwait, Iran announces further mines. The traffic figures do not match one another.
- Thursday, 3 September 2026 · Analysis
Hormuz, Iranian blacklist rises to 56 ships
The authority established by Tehran for the Strait adds eleven merchant vessels to the list of "non-compliant" ships: fines, detention and confiscation are envisaged. In the same period Washington claims record supply convoys through the passage.
- Thursday, 3 September 2026 · Lead Story
US strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliation: the two tallies do not match
Centcom claims attacks against Revolutionary Guards sites along the Strait of Hormuz; Iran says it hit American assets in four countries. On casualties and damage the two sides contradict each other.
- Wednesday, 2 September 2026 · Analysis
Venezuelan Parliament ratifies energy pact with the United States
Special session in Caracas on September 1st: bilateral agreement with Washington approved, twenty-five years of initial duration and seventeen fields to be reactivated. The same day saw the arrival in the country of the US Secretary of Energy.
- Wednesday, 2 September 2026 · Lead Story
New US strikes near Hormuz, Iran announces military response
Washington declares operations against Iranian military targets in the Strait area completed; Tehran announces an operation against American bases and interests in the region. The previous night, two oil tankers had been hit while in transit.
- Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · Analysis
Venezuela: hundred-year concessions on 17 fields and a Pentagon stake in the new company
The document released by the White House sets out the structure of the oil agreement with Caracas: century-long rights to a private company, 35% to the Department of Defense according to NBC News, and a cost-price purchase right for the State Department. The text of the agreement has not been published.
- Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
ABC News reports that on August 31, at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time, a US official said Donald Trump had accepted Dan Driscoll's resignation that evening. White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly praised his work. Army Times notes that Driscoll had led the Army's civilian component since February 2025. Both outlets report tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The US presidency's calendar sets a final meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Bangkok on October 15, 2026, and the summit of heads of state and government in Miami on December 14 and 15. The Asheville meeting on August 31 and September 1 took place under press restrictions: the Treasury barred some journalists from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, according to Euronews.
- Monday, 31 August 2026 · Analysis
Venezuela: an oil deal announced, a text no one has read
The White House disclosed over the weekend a deal that would grant a newly formed company rights over 17 Venezuelan oil fields for at least 25 years. The document has not been published and the story rests on a single source.
- Monday, 31 August 2026 · Analysis
Hormuz, first exchange of fire since July: raid on Larak, Iran hits bases in Jordan
On August 31 the Pasdaran claimed missiles and drones against two Jordanian air bases where the U.S. air force operates and an attack in the Emirates, in response to the August 30 raid against two rocket launchers on the island of Larak. Abu Dhabi states it intercepted a drone and denies that al-Minhad was hit.
- Monday, 31 August 2026 · Lead Story
US raid on the island of Larak, Iran claims attacks on two bases in Jordan
The American Central Command says it hit Revolutionary Guard units engaged in laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran announces an operation with missiles and drones against Al Azraq and King Hussein; the Jordanian army reports eight missiles intercepted.
- Sunday, 30 August 2026 · Analysis
Venezuela, Washington announces oil deal: what is known and what is not
A different story from the one opened this morning in this section on the Hormuz corridor. The announcement of the deal dates back to August 28 and concerns about 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan reserves. The terms circulate through a single unidentified official: the text of the deal is not public.
- Sunday, 30 August 2026 · Analysis
Hormuz, Oman and Iran present a framework for a shared corridor
A joint statement from Muscat and Tehran proposes a temporary passage, joint mine clearance and technical negotiations toward a permanent regime. Washington, however, maintains that the strait is already open and under US control. Maritime traffic remains reduced.
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Analysis
Washington announces oil deal with Caracas: terms remain unverifiable
On August 28 the White House announced an agreement that would give the United States majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan reserves. Everything known about the content comes from the two parties to the deal: the text is not public. This is a separate story from the one opened in the morning edition.
- Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Analysis
Six months of war in the Gulf: UN maritime agency counts 6,000 seafarers stranded
On August 28 the US military campaign against Iran reached six months. The International Maritime Organization reports 19 seafarers killed and at least 70 attacks on commercial shipping; traffic data shows the Strait of Hormuz nearly emptied.
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · Analysis
Hormuz, Tehran puts reopening conditions in writing; Washington denies negotiations
The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council announces a list of demands delivered to mediators and a maritime corridor agreed with Oman. From the White House, denial of any negotiation: economic pressure continues.
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · Analysis
London opens the door to Scalp missile production in Ukraine, Moscow threatens British targets
The London government has authorised the MBDA group to transmit confidential data on the British-made parts of the missile; Paris will provide technology for the guidance systems. The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman evokes reactions "in Ukraine and elsewhere."
- Friday, 28 August 2026 · Analysis
Hormuz, Centcom declares international lanes cleared of mines and releases blockade figures
Commander Brad Cooper announces completion of the mine clearance of the traffic separation scheme and releases data on escorted ships and barrels transited. Tehran says it is preparing the list of conditions for reopening; in the same hours UKMTO reports a tanker hit.
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