Netanyahu shared new Israeli intelligence with MBZ showing Iran is resuming nuclear progress, including new construction at the Pickaxe mountain site ~140 miles south of Tehran.
He also told the meeting Israel assesses Iran could initiate an attack "in the coming weeks."
CNN confirms a senior Saudi security official attended the expanded meeting, which also covered Houthis, Bab al-Mandeb, and the Strait of Hormuz.
Jordanian official on Israeli reports of a Jordanian rep at the Netanyahu meeting in the UAE:
"These claims are blatant falsehoods promoted by Israeli media affiliated with Netanyahu for electioneering purposes"
Axios' Barak Ravid
Five men arrested on suspicion of a bomb plot near a Royal Air Force base may have been conducting a “dry run”, it is feared.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree banning the export of cash exceeding 1 million rubles from Russia to neighboring countries. The text was published by the Kremlin.
Netanyahu will hold a security meeting with leader of the Israeli opposition Lapid tonight. The Israeli military secretary is expected to update the opposition on the latest developments.
This comes after the Lapid requested a security briefing following Netanyahu's recent remarks on a potential attack before the Israeli elections.
American troops will be out of their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, ending a military presence that spanned more than two decades and cost 4,500 American lives. Iran and its allies in the country are treating the pullout as a victory. Reuters.
The Saudis now understand the gravity of the situation in Yemen, the animosity of Iran, and the uselessness of Pakistan (and America/Europe). Turkey and Qatar are with Iran.
Saudis are left with the UAE and Israel, and Riyadh is moving in this direction. If so, smart move.
BIG: US forces exit Iraq by tomorrow after 20+ years, ending a presence where 4,500 Americans died.
Iran-backed groups call it "a historic victory" and "a crushing defeat for the American project."
Iraqi security officials warn the withdrawal is premature.
The last US soldier killed in Iraq died in July during a drone detonation near Erbil.
Seven of 18 US service members killed in this year's Iran war died in Iraq.
Source: Reuters
Iranian Boeing 737 seized at Istanbul Airport over a $3.4 million debt
The jet was preparing to fly to Iran when lawyers for a Turkish company and enforcement officers arrived after a court order.
The seizure is tied to secondary US sanctions on Iranian civil aviation.
Passengers and cabin crew were taken off the plane and sent back to the terminal.
Estonia's Internal Secret Service has concluded Russia of carrying out an arson attack in Tallinn on Milrem Robotics during the night of September 14.
The Estonian foreign ministry will summon Russia’s Chargé d’affaires.
BREAKING: Belgiums Chief of Defence Frederik Vansina has said Russia could occupy a small party of NATO territory in a large escalation of directly attack infrastructure on NATO territory in a false flag attack using Ukrainian drones.
That would be an article 5…
10 countries (The UAE, Israel, Saudi Arabia, United States, Morocco, Kuwait, Bahrain, Libya, Oman, and Egypt) were present at the Netanyahu-Mohammed bin Zayed summit according to a high ranking Emirati source.
-Channel 14
Iran’s regime is under extraordinary pressure. Weaker than it has been in 47 years. Don’t give it an escape route through another agreement it can violate. Stay the course. Intensify the pressure. Support anti-regime Iranians. Cripple the regime.