Sunday, November 8, 2026
All World Brief Now updates for this day, Central Time.
- 6 AM CTMorning Brief: IRGC says three tankers ablaze in Hormuz; U.S. stands up Iron Gate land-route task force
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards say three oil tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz
- CENTCOM stands up Task Force Iron Gate to disrupt Iran's land and Caspian supply routes
- Saudi Aramco building in Riyadh damaged after Houthi missiles are intercepted
- Update: Russia to send a senior diplomatic and military team to Abu Dhabi talks with Ukraine and the U.S.
- 5 PM CTEvening Brief: Trump says Iran war restart 'highly unlikely' if talks work; Hormuz traffic at 20% of normal; AI safety office questions
- Trump: renewed strikes on Iran 'highly unlikely' if talks produce a strong deal, but 38 bridges are in his sights
- Hormuz traffic at about 20% of pre-war levels as Iran claims at least 12 ships hit since the start of November
- Federal AI safety office stopped publishing research and is asked to report informally to the White House, AP reports
- Supreme Court hears Nielsen v. Watanabe Monday as Trump administration urges end to prison-care damages suits