Situational Report

SITREP — 10 September 2026

11 Sep 2026   /   Jamal Abdelsamad

NORTH AFRICA / GULF

  • Algeria severed diplomatic relations with the UAE, accusing Abu Dhabi of provocative and hostile acts, and gave the Emirati ambassador 48 hours to leave. Algerian airspace closes to all UAE-registered civilian and military aircraft from midnight on 11 September.

IRAN / HORMUZ

  • US officials said American warplanes were damaged in Iran’s earlier missile attack on Al-Azraq air base in Jordan, contradicting initial no-damage reporting.
  • Iranian state media reported overnight explosions across the Hormozgan coast at Sirik, Minab, Jask and Qeshm Island. No attacker identified and no Iranian damage assessment issued.
  • Trump threatened strikes on Pickaxe Mountain, Iran’s centrifuge assembly site, citing detected movement there. It was not hit in the February campaign.

LEBANON

  • The IDF detonated Hezbollah’s tunnel network under the Ali al-Taher ridge near Nabatieh, producing a seismic signature. Israel declared operational control of the complex on 3 September.
  • Broad strike wave across the south: Wadi Zibqin, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, al-Mansouri, outskirts of al-Qantara, and between Hadatha and Haris.

YEMEN

  • Houthi forces advanced along the Red Sea coast and reached the Hanish Islands, extending their reach over the Bab al-Mandeb approaches.
  • Saudi Arabia struck around 40 targets across four Yemeni regions in 24 hours, per Houthi media.

UKRAINE–RUSSIA

  • A Russian strike on a Pavlohrad shopping centre killed four and injured more than 60.
  • Ukraine sealed off a one-kilometre strip along the Russian and Belarusian borders under a special regime.
  • Zelensky met Canadian PM Carney, announcing a Canadian air-defence and winter energy package.
  • PACE backed using frozen Russian central bank assets to fund reparations, calling it a lawful countermeasure.
  • Tusk said Poland expects Russian attacks on border crossings with Ukraine as Moscow targets trade routes.