October, 2026

• 6 October

  More attacks, higher costs, so how are oil exports up too?

  

  Gulf oil exports are nearing pre-war levels despite intensifying attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, revealing a parallel between the flow of crude and the mounting cost and risk of shipping it, analysts have told AGBI. Oil prices remain elevated, but Gulf exporters prioritise keeping crude flowing and …

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• 6 October

  Loyalty vs combat readiness. How Hegseth’s policy became a major issue for the U.S. Army

  

  The Pentagon’s purges have not waned over the past months, despite the “strange war” that Donald Trump is waging with Iran. Military Minister Pete Hegseth dismissed some generals without warning, others blocked promotion. In parallel, he used the Pentagon’s civil leadership institute to impose Donald Trump’s political and cultural agenda …

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• 6 October

  Les Houthis percent les défenses entre Taïz et Aden, coupant une route vitale

  

  Le 4 octobre, les Houthis (Ansar Allah) du Yémen ont coupé une route vitale reliant la ville de Taïz, contrôlée par le gouvernement, à Aden, resserrant ainsi leur encerclement de l’un des centres de population les plus importants du pays, tandis que le président Rashad al-Alimi a ordonné une importante …

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• 6 October

  Can Baghdad ever bring Iraq’s militias under state control?

  Analysis: With US forces leaving Iraq, Baghdad faces a difficult choice between confronting powerful Iran-backed militias and absorbing them into the state A relative pause in fighting between the United States and Iran that ended in early September has brought the region back into a state of geopolitical tension. As …

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• 6 October

  Turkey weighs military support for Saudi Arabia under Mecca defence pact

  

  Turkey is weighing military support for Saudi Arabia as Ankara, Riyadh and Islamabad move to deepen cooperation under the Mecca defence pact. Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are set to hold high-level defence talks in Riyadh on Monday as Ankara signals its readiness to support the kingdom against continued Houthi …

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• 6 October

  Trump must close this Turkish loophole that allows Iran to skirt sanctions

  Washington has done well targeting Tehran’s shipping, banking and financial networks. The regime is increasingly being pushed onto costlier land routes. But some countries are leaving one major artery relatively open to Iran: the sky. Turkey is among the worst offenders; Washington needs to rein it in. After Iran reopened …

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• 6 October

  Chapeau: Assessing the Gaza Ceasefire, Year One

  

  Two former senior U.S. officials look back at what the ceasefire has produced—and failed to produce—in its first year of implementation, focusing on the underused leverage provided by the July 30 “roadmap” agreement with Hamas. This essay serves as an introduction to a special Washington Institute series analyzing the risks …

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• 6 October

  Russian Indoctrination in Occupied Ukrainian Schools Is a Sham

  

  Despite a new textbook, an influx of Russian teachers and managers, and an end to the teaching of Ukrainian, the Kremlin is unlikely to have “reprogrammed” locals. In the four-and-a-half years it has controlled southeastern Ukraine, Moscow has established a new education system. Those in charge seek to ensure this …

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• 6 October

  Between chasing cells and bringing about dialogue. Where does Damascus’s relationship with Hezbollah stand?

  

  Damascus overthrew a cell that it said belonged to the Lebanese Hezbollah in southern Syria, specifically in the Yarmouk Basin, a strategic triangle adjacent to the Israeli presence, which is constantly witnessing an Israeli incursion, accompanied by repeated arrest campaigns against the people of the region, since the first moments …

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• 6 October

  Yemen. Government forces announce the control of “Bab al-Mandab”

  

  Yemeni government forces announced the control of “Bab al-Mandab” and the airport “Dhu Bab” in western Taiz province, after carrying out a military detour operation on the positions of the “Ansar Allah” (Houthi) group supported by Iran. The Yemeni government’s Saba news agency reported today, Monday, October 5, quoting the …

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