{"id":9627,"date":"2026-09-20T11:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T16:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=9627"},"modified":"2026-10-01T22:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T03:55:34","slug":"9627","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2026\/09\/20\/9627\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cU.S. embassies across Middle East issue security alerts for Americans,\u201d<\/a> CBS, 9-20-26.<\/p>\n

Quote of the Day.\u00a0 \u201cThe emerging reality \u2014 Iran\u2019s allies firing on the kingdom across multiple borders while closing crucial shipping lanes \u2014 \u201cputs the Saudis in serious danger,\u201d said Yoel Guzansky, senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies. \u201cThis is their biggest challenge since 1990, when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and threatened Saudi oilfields.\u201d\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAs Iran and Houthis tighten the screws on Saudi Arabia, a potential role emerges for Israel,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 9-20-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran war updates: Tehran warns of \u2018painful\u2019 response if US launches attacks,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeera, 9-20-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecurity Alert:\u00a0 Iran \u2013 September 19, 2026,\u201d<\/a> U.S. Virtual Embassy Iran, 9-20-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran-backed Houthi rebels warn against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s growing civil war,\u201d<\/a> PBS, 9-20-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cEgyptian president meets CIA chief, calls for agreement to resolve Iranian crisis,\u201d<\/a> MEMO, 9-20-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran claims US preparing to resume attacks, threatens bases, supporting regional countries,\u201d<\/a> JPost, 9-20-26.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s economy faces another blockade: Red tape and gridlock are clogging up land routes that bypass the U.S. Navy\u2019s Hormuz stranglehold,\u201d<\/a> Fortune, 9-20-26.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBut bureaucratic hurdles, such as long customs checks, and infrastructure that wasn\u2019t designed to handle so much volume have produced massive traffic jams. At one crossing with Turkey, 3,700 trucks were stranded on the Iranian side. Lines of trucks stretch for miles, and drivers sometimes wait more than three weeks to finally bring their cargoes across a border. During that time, perishable foods go bad, and delays for other essentials add to costs, with inflation now at 90%. A Turkish truck driver hauling used cars into Iran told the Financial Times that wait times at the border on the return trip can reach 24 days. And an Iranian trucker said he spent 23 days waiting at a crossing along the Afghanistan border in mid-June.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s behind Iranian authorities\u2019 push for a mass mobilisation campaign?,”<\/a> Al Jazeera, 9-20-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cU.S. embassies across Middle East issue security alerts for Americans,\u201d CBS, 9-20-26. Quote of the Day.\u00a0 \u201cThe emerging reality \u2014 Iran\u2019s allies firing on the kingdom across multiple borders while closing crucial shipping lanes \u2014 \u201cputs the Saudis in serious danger,\u201d said Yoel Guzansky, senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies. \u201cThis is … <\/p>\n

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