[US-Israel, Iran War Day #204] Trump’s UN Speech to Focus on Iran, Gaza Peace Plan

In Brief…

• Iran would block other regional countries’ oil exports if its own were halted, an IRGC official said, threatening wider insecurity and urging stronger Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz.
• Turkey revoked the operating license of Iran’s Bank Mellat branch in Istanbul after 44 years. The regulator cited a banking-law provision concerning risks to depositors or financial stability.
• South Korea told the United States it was willing to make a substantive contribution to restoring free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, as Seoul weighs limited measures short of joining the war.
• Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law Friday, extending existing US sanctions on Iran and expanding sanctions and tariff authorities targeting Russia.
• CENTCOM said US forces have redirected 105 commercial vessels while enforcing the blockade against Iran, up from 104 a day earlier.

This is a developing story that HO1 will continue to monitor.
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[UPDATE] Turkey weighs military support for Saudi after Houthi attacks