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🇮🇶🇮🇷🇮🇷 — Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah said it will close the border crossings of any country participating in the air blockade of Iranian flights. The group said it would first issue a warning and then take action to shoot down any 'hostile aircraft' in Iraqi airspace if the blockade is not lifted by October 1. The statement also threatened Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi, saying that 'any government that does not serve the people will be overthrown'. @TheWarReporter

🇮🇱🇦🇪 — The UAE said President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed received Israeli PM Netanyahu on Sunday, with the two discussing 'bilateral ties and ways to strengthen them'. @TheWarReporter

🇮🇱🇦🇪 — Israeli PM's Office say the Israeli security agency Shin Bet filed a complaint this evening with the Chief Military Censor, demanding that Channel 12 be held accountable for a serious censorship violation. According to the Shin Bet, the publication of PM Netanyahu's visit to the UAE at the time it was reported put the PM'ss safety, the operation and forces in the field at risk. It said the publication also exposed the agency's operational methods, potentially increasing the risks to future operations. The Shin Bet said the report endangered the lives of the PM and his wife, as well as members of the accompanying delegation, which included Mossad chief Roman Gofman, the head of the National Security Council, Maj. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, the military secretary, the head of the Shin Bet's security division, the aircrew and the security team. The complaint specifically cited the publication of the flight at 9:38 p.m., when the aircraft was still far from Israeli territory. The plane landed in Israel at approximately 10:27 p.m., about an hour later. The Mossad also said the leak 'constituted a serious security threat to the safety of the PM and the delegation'. @TheWarReporter

🇺🇸🇬🇧🇮🇷 — Reporter: "Is the RAF Fairford event related to Iran?" US President Trump: "Might be, but I would say that I'm surprised that they released them. I wouldn't have done that". @TheWarReporter

🇮🇱🇱🇧 — The IDF says it launched an interceptor missile a short while ago toward a 'suspicious aerial target' identified over an area of southern Lebanon where Israeli troops are operating. The circumstances of the incident are under further investigation. @TheWarReporter

🇮🇶🇮🇷 — Iraqi flag carrier Iraqi Airways resumes flights to Iranian airports via Najaf International Airport. @TheWarReporter

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — A US source engaged in negotiations with Iran told Al Arabiya:

"There are wide gaps and obstacles between the American and Iranian negotiating teams".

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🇺🇸🇮🇱 — Two U.S. fighter squadrons arrived at the Israeli Air Force's Ovda Air Base in southern Israel over the past 24 hours, joining American forces already deployed in the country. Israeli security officials said the deployment is part of broader U.S. movements of air assets across the Middle East and does not signal heightened readiness or an escalation with Iran. A security source said the current U.S. military presence remains well below the level deployed ahead of Operation Epic Fury. — Israeli Channel 12 | @TheWarReporter

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — A U.S. official told Axios:

"President Trump is willing to give Iran sanctions relief and release of frozen funds for concrete progress on nuclear".

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🇺🇸🇬🇧 — British Counter-Terrorism Police:

"Five individuals arrested in connection with the incident near RAF Fairford have been released on bail today. Their release does not mean the investigation is over and all five remain under investigation. We are also investigating the possibility that the incident in Fairford was carried out by individuals acting on behalf of a foreign state".

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🇮🇶🇮🇷 — Iraqis are protesting outside Najaf International Airport against the suspension of Iranian flights at the airport. @TheWarReporter

🇮🇶🇮🇷 — Iraqi Embassy in Tehran:

"Najaf Airport will reopen to Iranian flights within 24 hours".

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🇺🇸🇮🇷 — A source told Reuters:

"Mediators are expected to hold separate talks with the US and Iran today or tomorrow. Talks will focus on a revised version of the seven-day proposal submitted by Iran".

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🇸🇦🇾🇪 — A Houthi-linked source speaking to Al Akhbar threatened to target bridges in Saudi Arabia, including in Riyadh, calling such attacks a 'legitimate response to Saudi airstrikes on bridges in Yemen'. @TheWarReporter

🇮🇱🇪🇬🇵🇸 — Israeli PM Netanyahu's Office denies reports of Egyptian pre-October 7 warning. @TheWarReporter

🇺🇸🇬🇧 — Five UK nationals aged 23–25 have been arrested near RAF Fairford on suspicion of explosives offences and preparing an attack. All five are residents of London. Counter-terrorism police said overnight searches generated 'multiple new lines of enquiry', while a cordon remains in place. No charges have been announced, and police said it is too early to speculate on a motive. @TheWarReporter

🇺🇸🇮🇷 — Iranian Civil Aviation Organization:

"We have lodged a protest with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) regarding US restrictions on us".

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🇮🇱🇦🇪🇵🇸 — Israeli PM Netanyahu made a secret trip to Abu Dhabi on September 27, seeking Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed to deny a Haaretz report that the UAE had warned him about Hamas's October 7 attack. The Haaretz investigation claimed MBZ spoke with Netanyahu around 10 days before the attack and warned that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was planning an 'earthquake'. Netanyahu responded that Israel was prepared but did not relay the warning to senior security officials. Netanyahu has called the report an 'absolute lie' and said he would sue Haaretz. The UAE said intelligence is shared through 'professional bodies, not at the level of national leaders'. Netanyahu flew privately from Ben Gurion Airport, spent about four hours in Abu Dhabi and returned to Israel the same evening. — AP | @TheWarReporter

🇮🇷 — Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei:

"Today, some describe us as the world’s fourth superpower. Of course, they say this according to worldly calculations. But by divine calculations, we are considered the foremost power in the world".

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🇮🇱🇵🇸🇪🇸 — The Israeli Foreign Ministry summoned Spanish chargé d'affaires in Israel, Francisca Pedros, over remarks by Spanish Youth Minister Sira Rego, who said the Spanish public supports a Palestinian state 'from the river to the sea'. The Israeli Foreign Ministry condemned the statement, declaring that it aligns with what they describe as the 'systematic anti-Israel policy' of the Spanish government and its PM Pedro Sánchez. @TheWarReporter