US to Establish Two New Military Bases in Greenland

Washington plans to establish military sites at Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig under an agreement with Denmark and Greenland, expanding the US presence beyond Pituffik Space Base.

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Trump Approval Falls to Record Low As Republicans Sour on Cost of Living

A Reuters/Ipsos poll puts Donald Trump’s approval at a career-low 32%, with Republican dissatisfaction rising sharply over the cost of living as Iran war pushes fuel prices higher.

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Lithuania is fortifying a key power substation near Russia’s Kaliningrad amid concerns that Moscow could target it with sabotage or a false flag attack to test NATO unity.

The Gizai substation will include anti-ram fencing, tunnel sensors, reinforced concrete protection for transformers and defenses against explosive drones.

Source: Reuters

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz:

I warn from here the Hamas terrorist organization and its supporters — from Iran to Erdogan.

If even one Israeli soldier or civilian is kidnapped, the entire city of Gaza, with its homes and its towers of terror, will be evacuated southward, along with more than one million residents, and will be treated in the same way that Rafah, Beit Hanoun and 70% of the Gaza Strip’s territory were treated, until they are returned.

Rep. Joe Wilson called on Israel to stop airstrikes on Syria, saying the attacks “shouldn’t be done.”

Asked if he was calling on Israel to end the strikes, the Republican congressman replied:

Absolutely.

Wilson also backed Türkiye’s possible return to the F-35 program and the lifting of CAATSA sanctions, saying:

Türkiye is a great ally of America, America is an ally of Türkiye, and we want mutual benefit.

Foreign ministers of Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan meet in New York.

Zohran Mamdani on Netanyahu:

Netanyahu is a war criminal and an architect of a horrific genocide of the Palestinian people.

Zohran Mamdani on Netanyahu:

If the International Criminal Court deemed someone worthy of an arrest because of a violation of those laws, then who are we to say that anyone should be above that?

I think everyone should be held accountable.

Houthis Push to Seize Strategic Yemen Highlands Along the Coastline

Houthi forces are pressing into strategic highlands separating Yemen’s Red Sea coast from government-held southern areas, seeking to consolidate recent gains further.

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Xi to Push Trump to Halt Taiwan Arms Sales During Washington Summit

Xi Jinping is expected to invoke a 1982 U.S.-China communique as Beijing seeks an end to arms sales to Taiwan, putting the issue at the center of his talks with Donald Trump.

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The US Air Force is shutting down CASI (China Aerospace Studies Institute), its dedicated open-source think tank on China's military aerospace forces.

CASI has been one of the most prolific public sources of PLA research in the US; publishing hundreds of studies, running officer courses, and supporting wargames.

The PLA-studies community is calling it "devastating" and "a massive own-goal."

Saudi Aramco is in advanced talks to buy ~30% of OYAK's GüzelEnerji, Türkiye's 4th-largest fuel distributor (1,055 stations, ~8-9% market share).

Aramco executives have visited key terminals.

If completed, TotalEnergies branding at stations could switch to Aramco.

This would be Aramco's first major entry into Türkiye's downstream market after losing the Petrol Ofisi bid in 2017.

No deal signed yet, Competition Board approval still needed.

NEW: Turkish Airlines, Pegasus, and AJet cancelled all Iran flights starting Sept. 21, with no bookings available until at least March 2027.

US "Operation Economic Outcast" sanctions are so broad they cover even Airbus planes with US-made components, leaving Turkish carriers no choice.

Iranian carrier Mahan Air also suspended Istanbul/Ankara flights.

US Treasury Secretary Bessent said Iranian airlines face worldwide shutdown from Sept. 23 — companies that keep servicing them risk being cut from the dollar system.

Türkiye was one of the last major air links for Iranians.

Source: MEE

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

They are blocking the routes to force our nation, our people to submit because they could not do so through military means.

Now they are trying by creating whatever difficulties they can wherever they can.

They are blocking the routes, the air routes, and the land routes. They want to stir up internal divisions, use the media, and engage with ethnic groups.

They want to make maximum use of whatever weaknesses we may have to weaken us from within and force us to submit.

But we will, God willing, render all of this futile.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian:

Were our innocent Minab school children terrorists? Did they attack terrorists?

They strike homes, hospitals, and centers. Do they have a problem with terrorists?

In Gaza, they blocked food and water for women, children, and the elderly.

It is shameful and unfortunately they claimed to uphold human rights.

Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the U.S. takes initial steps to ease military pressure, according to an unnamed Iranian official cited by Japan’s Kyodo News.

The proposal, reportedly sent to Washington through mediators, calls for renewed talks toward a permanent end to hostilities.

The official said an agreement remained possible but ruled out a Trump-Pezeshkian meeting at the UN General Assembly.

BREAKING: Saudi Arabia restarted its East-West oil pipeline.

Kremlin:

The situation for Ukraine is worsening day by day, and this will continue.

Kyiv knows what responsibility it must shoulder and what decisions it must make to lead us not to a truce, but to sustainable peace.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda:

I have just received confirmation that the new rotation of U.S. troops is already on its way to Lithuania!

We are grateful to Trump and the U.S. administration for this decision, which is important not only for Lithuania, but also for the security of the entire region.

The U.S. military presence in Lithuania is an indispensable part of our deterrence and collective defense.

Two North Korean members of the Asian Games delegation in Japan are seeking asylum, according to South Korea’s Monthly Chosun magazine.

The two were part of a 180-member North Korean delegation at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and reportedly want asylum in Japan rather than South Korea.

Their identities and roles have not been disclosed, and it remains unclear whether they will ultimately defect.