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Threat Advisories are in-depth intelligence assessments covering specific topics -- missile risks, high-threat regions, emerging conflicts, and strategic developments. Unlike daily alerts that report fast-moving events, advisories provide thorough analysis that places current situations in historical and geopolitical context.
Each advisory draws on verified open-source intelligence: official government statements, declassified documents, satellite imagery analysis, and field reports from our contributor network. We identify patterns, assess risk trajectories, and explain what indicators to watch. The goal is to give you the context needed to understand complex situations without speculation.
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September 20, 2026
Trump: Very Big Things Coming on Iran, Leaves Meeting Door Open
Trump also said he would probably be open to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high-level week in New York.
September 20, 2026
North Korea Fires Two East-Coast Ballistic Missiles Into the Sea of Japan
The missile reached a peak altitude of about 43 miles (70 km), flew about 367 miles (590 km), and fell in the Sea of Japan outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone
September 20, 2026
U.S. Missions Post Middle East Security Alert, Riyadh Missile Intercepted, Airport Fuel Tank Burns
In a separate schedule change the same day, the White House moved U.S. President Donald Trump’s return from Camp David to Saturday evening instead of Sunday.
September 19, 2026
US Issues Security Alert For Middle East Due To Regional Tensions: Potential For Rapid Conflict Escalation
Regional Tensions: Potential For Rapid Conflict Escalation
September 19, 2026
Putin Sets Nuclear and Air-Defense Priorities and Denies Plans to Attack Europe
On September 17, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk told the Sejm that allied intelligence predicts drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s supporters, including Poland.
September 19, 2026
Update From CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper
Cooper: “CENTCOM forces have supported more than one billion barrels of crude oil leaving the Gulf.”
September 19, 2026
AFRICOM Strikes al-Shabaab Weapons Warehouse Southwest of Bosaso
On September 14, AFRICOM struck a site it identified as an al-Shabaab weapons and ammunition factory near Saacow in southern Somalia. On September 8 it struck al-Shabaab in the vicinity of Quumbi.
September 18, 2026
IAEA: Drone Hits Kursk Reactor Cooling Tower, Tusk Warns of Hybrid Strikes On NATO Countries
According to Tusk, intelligence assessments describe a Russian plan that includes hybrid drone and missile strikes on countries supporting Ukraine, including Poland.
September 16, 2026
Ethiopia Travel Advisory: U.S. Embassy Advises Against Travel to Doolo Zone After Possible Threats to Foreigners
The embassy said U.S. government personnel are no longer permitted to travel to Doolo Zone without special authorization and advised U.S. citizens not to travel there.
September 16, 2026
US Pledges Red Sea Protection, Houthis Take Mokha, Officials Say Perim Also Held
The session was the second on Yemen in less than a week.
September 16, 2026
US President Lists FY2027 Drug Transit Countries, SOUTHCOM Sinks Pacific Vessel
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) forces interdicted a floating refueling station in the Eastern Pacific.
September 16, 2026
Coalition Says Air Defenses Brought Down Drone South of Mecca, U.S. Restates Saudi Arabia Level 3
The Houthi denied any threat to what they described as the holy sites and said their fire is aimed at oil facilities and military bases.
September 15, 2026
NATO Italian Fighter Jets Destroy Drone Over Lithuania After Entry From Belarus
Lithuanian Armed Forces said a drone moving toward Lithuania was observed around midnight local time and destroyed by Italian fighter jets.
September 14, 2026
Saudi Civil Defense Lifts Abha and Khamis Mushait Alerts After Repeat Warnings
MIDDLE EAST — Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defense posted all-clear notices for Abha city and Khamis Mushait Governorate at about 4:01 AM UTC on September 14, minutes after the Nati...
September 13, 2026
Yemeni Air Force Bombs Declared Kill Zone Around Mokha and Dhubab
Saudi Civil Defense said on September 12 that a projectile fired by Houthi forces struck Al-Tuwal Governorate in the Jazan Region, wounding two people and damaging a mosque, buildings, and vehicles.
September 12, 2026
Saudi Civil Defense Lifts Shelter Alerts After Houthi Projectile Hits Jazan
Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense told people to move indoors, stay away from windows, glass, balconies, and rooftops, and pull vehicles off the road away from bridges and tall buildings.
September 12, 2026
Drone Crosses Ukraine and Moldova, Crashes in Romanian Cornfield
The ministry said the Air Operations Centers of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova had first notified Bucharest that the aircraft was moving toward Romania’s northeast.
September 12, 2026
Fire Hits Second EMCO Ammunition Depot in Bulgaria, Nationwide Checks Ordered
The Gabrovo District Prosecution Office said no one was injured.
September 11, 2026
AFRICOM Strikes al-Shabaab Near Quumbi Northwest of Kismayo
On Sept. 8 it also announced a Sept. 5 strike near Quumbi, about 47 miles (75 km) north-northwest of Kismayo, and a Sept. 4 strike about 109 miles (175 km) west of Mogadishu.
September 10, 2026
Government-Aligned Forces Leave Mocha Command Site, Skiff Approach Reported Off Al Mukalla
National Resistance media said a laptop from a captured Houthi commander held maps of a four-stage IRGC-attributed advance on Bab el-Mandeb and Hodeidah; no second official body has authenticated them
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