🇺🇸 The U.S. military has acknowledged for the first time that it has weapons deployed in space.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the U.S. now possesses “on-orbit space control weapons” designed to protect American and allied forces from hostile actions.
He declined to identify the weapon or reveal its capabilities, saying secrecy was important to maintaining its deterrent effect.
Meink also said the U.S. now has “flight-ready hardware” for space-based interceptors being developed as part of the Golden Dome missile-defense system.
Iran’s IRGC says a supertanker trying to cross the Hormuz Strait through a route not authorized by Iran has exploded after colliding with naval mines, once again warning all ships against crossing the Hormuz Strait through unauthorized routes.
Venezuela oil revenue raises questions over where billions go
Venezuela has been producing and selling more oil since the US captured and detained President Nicolas Maduro in January.
Al Jazeera
🇸🇦🇾🇪 Royal Saudi Air Force F-15C Eagle/F-15SA Eagle II fighter jet takeoffs from King Fahd AB, Saudi Arabia. Possibly in the air to conduct airstrikes against Ansarallah if these are F-15SA fighters.
🇸🇦🇾🇪 The Saudi Air Force is conducting a large aerial campaign against the Houthis (Ansarallah) on several fronts.
Earlier tonight, Houthis' air defenses attempted to shoot down a Saudi jet over Sanaa, which in turn deployed countermeasures.
Yemen's Houthis Spokesperson:
If tensions escalate, we can target oil infrastructure to completely halt even the limited amount of Saudi oil exports through the Suez Canal.
🇾🇪🇸🇦 Yemeni Armed Forces:
Initial footage of the qualitative and extensive military operation "And Allah is greater in might and more severe in punishment" from several simultaneous axes - September 12, 2026 AD
~ Yemeni missiles were detected heading toward targets in Abha and Khamis Mushait in Saudi Arabia minutes ago, with the kingdom's civil defense issuing warnings to citizens.
🇾🇪🇸🇦 Ansarullah has released a statement warning that Saudi attacks will not go unanswered:
"The Saudi Air Force carried out 129 airstrikes over the past 48 hours across the governorates of Taiz, Marib, Al Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Saada, Amran, and Hajjah.
These strikes were conducted by F-15 and Typhoon aircraft that took off from Saudi military bases in Khamis Mushait and Taif.
These attacks against our people will not go unanswered. By the will and power of God, there will be a response and punishment."
NATO's Rutte:
If China were to move against Taiwan, Xi Jinping would first call his junior partner, Vladimir Putin, in Moscow to keep us busy here.
You would have a situation where the Indo-Pacific and Europe are more and more interconnected.
BRICS leaders joined a symbolic tree-planting ceremony at the New Delhi summit.
Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Masoud Pezeshkian and other BRICS leaders took part.