[US-Israel, Iran War Day #196] US to Sanction ‘Large Bank’ Under ‘Operation Economic Outcast’

In Brief…

• US President Donald Trump used his remarks marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks to defend the war with Iran, saying the campaign was necessary to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. His war secretary also vowed to ‘finish this fight’.
• Iran-backed Houthis reached Dhubab near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait as Yemeni government forces withdrew from nearby Perim Island, Reuters reported.
• Foreign ministers from Arab states in the region plan to meet Iran’s foreign minister on Monday in Salalah, Oman, to discuss a temporary arrangement for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, FT reported on Friday
• Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged US President Donald Trump to order strikes on Yemen’s Houthis, but Trump declined, Axios reported.
• US President Donald Trump said he does not regret going to war with Iran despite the conflict’s potential impact on November’s midterm elections, and said he would make the same decision again.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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[UPDATE] Saudi Arabia says drones launched from Iraq struck East-West pipeline