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Brazilian President Lula celebrates
his victory in the Brazilian presidential elections in the second round
and his re-election as president
"President Lula had lost in the first round to his right-wing rival
Flavio Bolsonaro, who enjoyed open political support from Israel
which was quick to congratulate him on his first-round victory
before being disappointed again after President Lula secured the election in the second round
0730 Morning Shipping Brief | 26 Oct
1. GCC NAVAL COMMAND ISSUES TOTAL EXCLUSION WARN FOR OUTER UAE ANCHORAGES
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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) naval security forces issued an emergency maritime warning after IRGC semi-submersible drone assets and surface strikes extended threat zones directly into commercial anchorages off Fujairah and Khor Fakkan. The total number of attacks on commercial tonnage in the region for October 2026 remains at a record 27 following recent projectile strikes on outbound tankers (including MT Petro Dolphin). With international P&I Clubs enforcing total war-risk liability exclusions for unescorted transits, over 230 merchant vessels stay pinned at anchor, locking Persian Gulf marine traffic.
President Trump returns to the White House following a campaign stop in Michigan, where he rallied support for Republican candidates with the midterm elections fast approaching.
The visit comes as both parties focus on a competitive Senate race in the battleground state.
See the moments drawing attention from Trump's Michigan appearance
Zelensky:
In the past week alone, Russia has launched approximately 1,600 guided aerial bombs, 48 missiles of various types, including ballistic missiles, and nearly 2,300 attack drones against Ukraine.
Netanyahu:
"The Red and Green Alliance is destroying countries larger than us, France, Belgium, and Spain. This could lead to the destruction of Israel."
Red Left
Green Islam
BREAKING๐ฎ๐ท๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ท๐บ: Iran has bypassed the U.S. naval blockade over Strait of Hormuz and have begun the sells of itโs itโs oil through Wakhan Corridor ( Afghan-China), Caspian Sea (Russia-Iran), Central Asian and Tรผrkiye.
BREAKING: US and Israel are heading toward a joint military campaign against Iran that may start in the coming days, and is expected to go beyond strikes on the nuclear, missile and energy programs to target ports and other facilities, per multiple US officials to i24NEWS.
An attack on Iran is now just a matter of time for Trump!
I24 NEWS: "Trump is about to change course on his Iran policy
An attack no longer seems to be a question of if, but when"
- US official
NEW: Trump urges Israelis to vote for Netanyahu again, reposting the endorsement he gave him a week earlier.
Trump credited their partnership with the U.S. attack on Venezuela and with Operations Midnight Hammer and Epic Fury against Iran.
He said those operations left Iran with โNo Navy, No Air Force,โ a broken economy and inflation of 301%.
He called Netanyahu โan outstanding Warrior Prime Ministerโ and told voters, โwe have to finish the job that we started!โ
A Saudi military transport plane, a C-130 Hercules, landed at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran an hour ago for talks with Iranian officials.
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Speculation suggests that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was on board the flight.
#Iran#SaudiArabia
Prediction platforms predict victory for Netanyahu's main rivals in the elections
The prediction platform Polymarket, in a post on its X platform, predicted that Gadi Eisenkot, the former Chief of Staff of the Israeli army and head of the Yashar party, will assume the position of Prime Minister.
The Israeli Knesset elections are scheduled for Tuesday.
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An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launch site in the village of Baman, near Kuhistak and Sirik in Iran, was targeted by an unidentified fighter jet minutes after a missile was launched toward the Strait of Hormuz.
Military forces have entered the area.
BREAKING: A US fighter jet has just struck an anti-ship cruise missile launcher in Sirik, southern Iran, with a number of IRGC forces wounded and ambulances heading to the area, per initial reports and local sources.
Axios reported on Sunday that Anthropic's Cloud AI model breached a firewall and accessed publicly available voter data in the US state of Georgia without human permission.