Situational Report

SITREP — 22 September 2026

23 Sep 2026   /   Jamal A.

YEMEN

  • Houthi forces pushed to seize strategic heights near the Red Sea in an effort to cut the coast off from areas still held by the Saudi-led coalition.
  • Fighting killed 154 people in two days, according to military sources on both sides. Officials put the toll for the renewed hostilities at least 674 killed and more than 158,000 displaced.
  • The New York Times reported Trump ordered air attacks on the Houthis on Sunday and called them off at the last minute.
  • UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia against Houthi attacks.
  • Saudi Arabia restarted the East-West Pipeline at a low pumping rate, with Yanbu exports possible later in the day.

IRAN

  • IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said Iran would “change the geography of the war” if Washington escalates, adding the war is not over and the Guard has prepared for a prolonged conflict.
  • Treasury Secretary Bessent said all Iranian airlines are to be shut down worldwide from 23 September. Iraqi government sources said Baghdad would enforce the ban from dawn on 22 September. Iran Air said it had received no notification from Turkish, Azerbaijani or Iraqi aviation authorities.

UKRAINE–RUSSIA

  • Russia struck at least four regions overnight with 212 drones, four cruise missiles and an unspecified number of Oniks anti-ship and ballistic missiles, per Ukraine’s air force. Industrial sites were hit in Dnipro, Pavlohrad and Kryvyi Rih. Three were killed and six wounded in Dnipro, with power cut to nearly 100,000 people. Officials put the overnight toll across regions at five.
  • Ukrainian long-range strikes damaged another Russian oil refinery.
  • Zelensky met Trump at the UN. Macron said Paris and Washington agreed to work toward a moratorium on strikes against energy networks and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
  • The EU extended its sanctions on Russia, delisting two oligarchs in the process.