Saturday, September 26, 2026

All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.

1. 6 AM CTIran awaits a U.S. reply on Hormuz as Saudi defenses down Houthi missiles overnight
   • Update: Iran awaits an official U.S. reply after reports Trump rejected its seven-day Hormuz plan
   • Saudi-led coalition says it downed two Houthi ballistic missiles and two drones overnight
   • Saudi, Pakistani and Turkish military chiefs meet in Riyadh under Makkah defense pact
   • Army Reserve assesses SOUTHCOM support units amid Cuba contingency planning, officials say
2. 10 AM CTSpaceX lands USSF-385 booster as Trump posts “Trump Strait” and bars CNN from Air Force One
   • SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts USSF-385 from Vandenberg; booster B1100 lands on OCISLY
   • Update: Trump posts “Trump Strait” map as Iran still awaits a formal U.S. reply on Hormuz
   • Update: Ukraine says Russia launched 173 drones overnight; six killed across the country
   • White House leaves CNN off Air Force One for Trump’s Tennessee football trip
3. 12 PM CTTrump publicly rejects Iran’s Hormuz deal as Ukraine strikes kill 4 and Grok 4.7 lands
   • Update: Trump publicly rejects Iran’s seven-day Hormuz proposal before Tennessee trip
   • Update: Russian attacks kill 4 in Ukraine Saturday; Lavrov at U.N. blames Europe for blocking talks
   • Fighting intensifies in Ethiopia’s Tigray as seven armed groups align against Abiy
   • Trump: Iran wants Hormuz deal ‘because they’re dying’; nuclear red line restated
4. 2 PM CTU.S. and China detail $30B tariff relief as Ukraine death toll rises and Trump marks Hunting Day
   • Update: At least 16 killed as Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes; Zelenskyy says Putin seeks pretexts
   • Update: UN rights chief urges Ethiopia de-escalation after school airstrikes and forced-recruitment reports
   • U.S. and China detail $30 billion reciprocal tariff relief and multi-year U.S. coal buys after Xi visit
   • Trump marks National Hunting and Fishing Day, cites orders expanding public-land hunting access
5. 5 PM CTTrump rolls back EV fuel rules as Iran awaits mediators and Zelenskyy cites 55% jet-drone intercepts
   • Update: Iran says it saw Trump’s initial Hormuz reply but still awaits a formal mediator response
   • Update: Zelenskyy says Ukraine intercepts 55% of Russia’s jet-powered drones as Saturday toll hits 16
   • Trump says he approved new fuel-economy standards ending Biden’s EV push; Duffy teases Monday rollout
   • Trump says 25,000 died last month in Ukraine war and again presses Zelenskyy to settle with Putin
6. 9 PM CTComing at 9 PM CT
7. Evening WrapComing at 10 PM CT