Wires Brief: 25th Anniversary of 9/11 attacks; Houthis take Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
11 September 2026 9/11 Anniversary Today marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. An entire generation has grown up in its shadow and had not even witnessed the events…
Canada’s Saab GlobalEye Decision: Hopefully not the paper plane that the CH-148 is
10 September 2026 There was much fanfare at CANSEC this year when Prime Minister Mark Carney attended the breakfast and not only addressed the industry show but also announced that…
Wires Brief: Houthi rebels take port city of Mokha; Generative AI is being used in the Malian Conflict
10 September 2026 Iran War President Trump believes that the Iran War will end after the US mid-term elections in November. He told reporters that “I think war is going…
Wires Brief: Iranian and North Korean nuclear developments; Israel to close British consulate and expel representatives
9 September 2026 Iran War Jordanian Armed Forces claim that they engaged 20 Iranian ballistic missiles. 18 of the missiles were reportedly intercepted, and two fell in unpopulated areas. This…
Wires Brief: Russia burning through rubles every hour in the war effort; the Al-Assad regime was building a reactor for nuclear weapons
8 September 2026 Saudi Arabia Houthi rebels launched attacks on civilian and economic areas in Saudi Arabia, injuring 73 people, including women and children. The Houthis targeted a Saudi airbase…
Wires Brief: UK cuts training to save money; Suspicious device found again at German grid — 3rd time this week
4 September 2026 Yemen Houthi rebels launched a ground assault and rocket and drone attacks as the group attempts to push south along the country’s east coast. The Houthi rebels…
Wires Brief: Trump might rename the Strait of Hormuz the Trump Strait; Israel planned to remove all persons from the Gaza Strip
3 September 2026 Iran War There are rumours that President Trump is going to take a Sharpie in the White House and rename the Strait of Hormuz, the Trump Strait.…
Wires Brief: Germans blame Russia for Leipzig drone incident; Russia supplying Iran with supersonic cruise missile technology
2 September 2026 Iran War The United States carried out fresh strikes against Iran in retaliation for Iran’s targeting of commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and of US…
Wires Brief: Improvised rocket attack on German coal plant; Bombshells at G20 and Shanghai Cooperation summits
1 September 2026 Iran War President Trump vows to hit Iran hard after the first exchanges of fire in a month. Trump has also been describing Iran as a failed…
Wires Brief: 12 million Ukrainian school books destroyed in Russian attack; More commanders defy Taliban rule in Badakhshan
31 August 2026 Iran War Iran and the US traded missile attacks after a one-month lull in fighting. The US targeted Iranian rocket launchers near the Strait of Hormuz. According…
