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A US intelligence memo seen by Reuters and first reported by Axios warns that Iran has stepped up efforts to target US personnel abroad, as the US cuts embassy staff in Saudi Arabia and, US media report, elsewhere in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister and his Iranian counterpart discussed the recent regional escalation and efforts to lower tensions, according to the Saudi state news agency as cited by Reuters; Anadolu Agency also reported the discussion.
Provisional Kpler ship-tracking data shows regional crude exports exceeded the pre-war average on four days in late September 2026, while maritime agencies reported continued attacks on vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz.
Anadolu Agency and TASS report that Iran's parliament speaker warned that if Iran cannot sell oil, no one else in the region will be able to either, but neither report names the speaker or gives the full statement.