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1,100 Ukrainian Drones Flood Russia as Moscow Refinery Burns
https://politicalactionalerts.com/1100-ukrainian-drones-flood-russia-as-moscow-refinery-burns/?

Trump Defends US Power, Threatens to ‘Annihilate’ Iran at UN
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donaldtrump-unitednations-iran/2026/09/22/id/1270246/?

In UN Speech, Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Annihilation’ and ‘Hell’ But Says Deal Likely After Midterms – Antiwar.com
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/09/22/in-un-speech-trump-threatens-iran-with-annihilation-and-hell-but-says-deal-likely-after-midterms/

At the U.N., Trump Lays Out a Winner-Takes-All Vision of U.S. Power
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/us/politics/un-trump-speech-iran-venezuela-greenland.html?

Trump and Bibi Plan for War while Houthis Blast Riyadh, by Mike Whitney
https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/trump-and-bibi-plan-for-war-while-houthis-blast-riyadh/

Ansar Allah Reports ‘Major Escalation’ of Saudi Airstrikes and Missile Attacks on Yemen – Antiwar.com
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/09/21/ansar-allah-reports-major-escalation-of-saudi-airstrikes-and-missile-attacks-on-yemen/

Billionaires & Lobbies Are Running Both Wars /Col Doug Macgregor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTfPC7-ygyg

Iran War Has the U.S. Military on the Brink of a “Breakdown”
https://theintercept.com/2026/09/15/iran-war-us-military-bases/

Dangerous logic behind America’s emerging nuclear war strategy – Asia Times
https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/dangerous-logic-behind-americas-emerging-nuclear-war-strategy/

Trump’s Diesel Alibi: Blaming Kyiv for a Crisis Made in the Gulf
https://sonar21.com/trumps-diesel-alibi-blaming-kyiv-for-a-crisis-made-in-the-gulf/

Banning US diesel exports will likely backfire on Americans | Responsible Statecraft
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/ban-diesel-exports/

Gulf states need ‘good relations’ with Iran as part of new security framework, Qatar’s PM says | Middle East Eye
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/gulf-states-need-good-relations-iran-part-new-security-framework-qatar-says

Weapons for Sale: Iran Puts Seized US, Israeli-Linked Vessels on the Market
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/weapons-for-sale-iran-puts-seized-us-israeli-linked-vessels-on-the-market/

More Evidence Shows Netanyahu Was Warned of Oct. 7 Attack and Did Nothing – Mass Protests Planned in NYC
https://truthout.org/arti