Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned Monday that it would “change the geography of the war” if the United States escalates the conflict.
Meanwhile, the British military said an “unknown projectile” struck a tanker as it entered the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, injuring two crew members.
The Israeli military remains on alert as much of the country shuts down for Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism….
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repel attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The Houthis and Saudi Arabia have traded strikes as fighting between the rebels and Yemen’s Saudi-backed government has reignited.
Burnham told reporters as he flew to the United Nations General Assembly in New York that he had agreed the Royal Air Force will provide air-to-air refueling of Saudi planes. The agreement is for a matter of weeks, but Burnham said it will be kept under review….
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ISW.…Iran Update, September 21, 2026
- US President Donald Trump reportedly decided to refrain from striking Houthi targets in Yemen “for the time being” on September 20.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is reportedly supporting Houthi efforts to develop infrastructure in the Houthis’ newly captured territory along Yemen’s southwestern coast that the group could use to consolidate its recent territorial gains around the Bab al Mandeb and establish long-term leverage over international shipping. Two Houthi military sources told AFP on September 19 that IRGC personnel visited recently captured Houthi territory along Yemen’s Red Sea coastline and supervised Houthi efforts to construct tunnels along the mountainous terrain surrounding the port city of Mokha in Taiz Governorate.
- Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Major General Mohsen Rezaei used his September 20 interview with Qatari outlet Al Jazeera to further Iran’s ongoing effort to sow divisions between the United States and its Gulf allies. Rezaei also sought to portray Iran as a cooperative regional security partner to Gulf states, likely as part of an Iranian effort to secure recognized control of the Strait of Hormuz among other Persian Gulf littoral states.
- Rezaei also claimed that Iran tested a new anti-ship missile armed with a cluster munition warhead in a recent Iranian attack targeting the USS George Washington aircraft carrier on September 5. The missile did not impact the warship but struck “near” the vessel, according to Rezaei.
- Russia planned to deepen Russian economic support for Iran and deepen sanctions evasion collaboration between 2024 and 2026, according to the 44-page plan Fox News obtained and published on September 20.
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