SITREP — 24 September 2026

IRAN / HORMUZ

• Iran gave Washington a written road map: 60-day regionwide ceasefire, phased reopening of the strait, end of the US blockade, halt to attacks on Arab neighbours, negotiating timeline. Talks mediated by Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt.
• Rezaei set a four-to-five-day deadline on seven conditions, strait stays shut otherwise, and threatened neighbours’ airports if they enforce the US aviation ban.
• A supreme leader adviser threatened a new front on Red Sea energy if the US strikes again.
• IRGC Brig. Gen. Hossein Zarifi killed fighting gunmen at Saravan.
• Oman’s navy: one crew member dead, 20-plus evacuated from Wednesday’s tanker strike. Brent above $105.

YEMEN

• Coalition intercepted six ballistic missiles. Houthis claimed missile and drone attacks on Yanbu.
• Government forces repelled Houthi attacks in Taiz; fighting continues on southern fronts.
• WHO: 674 killed, ~3,000 injured, 158,000+ displaced since 6 August.

ETHIOPIA

• Fighting spread beyond Tigray. Tigrayan forces reportedly took Abala in Afar and are fighting with Fano in Amhara.
• Ethiopian Airlines suspended Tigray flights after three airports seized on 23 September, including Mekelle.
• Addis Ababa says the 20 September seven-group alliance runs on Eritrean money. Asmara denies it.
• Federal forces reportedly ran 21 airstrikes and five drone strikes on 22 September, two hitting Alamata schools, killing 14.

UKRAINE–RUSSIA

• Overnight strikes killed at least eight. Six farm workers died in Kharkiv region, two in Kyiv; Odesa heavily bombarded.
• Russian MoD claimed hits on arms factories, telecoms and logistics in Kyiv and Odesa region.
• UN: 368 civilians killed, 2,314 wounded in August.