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ConflictSep 15Iran War could cost $2 billion per month, Congressional Budget Office estimatesThe Congressional Budget Office estimated the war between Feb. 28 and Aug. 1 has directly cost the U.S. about $38 billion.CBS News
ConflictSep 15US built network of military bases around Iran, now these turn out to be targets themselvesNOS Buitenland
ConflictSep 15Iran war has cost US taxpayers $38B — and countingThe Congressional Budget Office said the prolonged military campaign will hit $2 billion to $3 billion a month.Politico Europe
ConflictSep 15Ukrainian president tells CBS News Russia targeted his plane with dronesCBS News
ConflictSep 15Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia recently targeted his plane twice with dronesCBS News
ConflictSep 15Independent Budget Office Estimates Iran War Has Cost $38 BillionThe Congressional Budget Office said its analysis had been limited by the fact that the Defense Department did not respond to requests for information on the costs of the conflict.NYT US
ConflictSep 15The Baltic states fear a Russian invasion. They faced the same threat a century ago and failed to stop it. Historian Alexey Uvarov explains why the region could not defend itself against Stalin.As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, experts and Western intelligence sources are increasingly warning that Russia also poses a growing threat to countries in the Baltic region. So far, the confrontation has produced only isolated incidents, such as drone incursions into these countries’ territory — but tensions are rising. Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, and Finland increasingly need to consider how they would collectively defend themselves against a full-scale invasion from the east. The problem is not new to the region: 100 years ago, the Baltic countries alMeduza [en]
ConflictSep 15More than 100,000 displaced as they flee violence in Yemen: UNAl Jazeera [en]
ConflictSep 15Facing Houthi attacks, Saudi Arabia finds itself "alone in a hostile environment," despite its multiple regional alliancesLe Figaro International
ConflictSep 15New alliances, improved armaments… How the Houthis managed to humiliate Saudi ArabiaANALYSE - Les rebelles yéménites ont précipité la débandade de leurs adversaires loyalistes, abandonnés par Riyad.Le Figaro International
ConflictSep 15U.S. confirms it has weapons in space. China and Russia have responded.China warned against turning outer space into a "battlefield" after the U.S. confirmed that it has weapons deployed in space.CBS News
ConflictSep 15Trump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in yearsWashington Post World
ConflictSep 15UN weighs moving Ukraine aid supplies underground after warehouse hitsThe United Nations is considering moving Ukraine aid supplies underground to dodge Russian strikes.Defense News
ConflictSep 15Ukrainian Defense Forces destroy Russian 'Solntsepyok'Soldiers of Ukraine's 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade destroyed a Russian TOS-1A "Solntsepyok" heavy flamethrower system.Ukrinform [en]
ConflictSep 15FBI investigation thwarts "mass casualty attack" from man accused of ISIS allegianceCBS News
ConflictSep 15Vance claims US 'on top' of Red Sea crisis. Houthis say otherwise.Responsible Statecraft
ConflictSep 15‘Putin looking to see how far he can push NATO’NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday. Separately, Denmark said that one of its air force helicopters was fired on with flares as it was carrying out surveillance of a Russian frigate in the Baltic Sea. France 24’s Philip Turle takes a look at what Moscow’s motives might be for this seeming increase in incidents inside NATO and EU territory.France 24 [en]
ConflictSep 15Saudi Arabia issues mass security alerts after Houthis step up attacksIrish Times World
ConflictBreakingSep 15Houthis seize Red Sea islands, attack Saudi targetsFrance 24 [en]
ConflictSep 15Trump's claim of energy truce in doubt as Russia hits Kyiv petrol stationFrance 24 [en]
ConflictSep 15"Saudi distress may increase the need for Israel": Facing the Houthis, Saudi Arabia discreetly turns to the Hebrew stateDÉCRYPTAGE - Sous pression de l’Iran et de son allié yéménite, Riyad cherche du renseignement et des capacités de défense auprès de l’État hébreu. Une coopération sécuritaire qui progresse, alors même que la normalisation politique entre les deux pays reste gelée.Le Figaro International
ConflictSep 15Saudi pipeline closure is a brief interruption that will last days, U.S. Energy Secretary tells CNBCCNBC
ConflictBreakingSep 15Two Kuki women killed in ManipurThe Hindu
ConflictSep 15Boko Haram ‘judge’ denies reported ceasefire deal with Nigerian govtJama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal Jihad (JAS), popularly known as Boko Haram, has debunked reports that it struck a ceasefire deal with the Nigerian government, HumAngle reports. The post Boko Haram ‘judge’ denies reported ceasefire deal with Nigerian govt appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times