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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus welcomes the decision of the United States (US) Government to renew the waiver suspending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) restrictions concerning the Republic of Cyprus for fiscal year 2027. This decision allows for the export, re-export and transfer of defence articles and defence services from the US to Cyprus for the designated period.

According to the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), displacement in Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country, has now reached 85,818 people, up sharply in recent days (82,164 since beginning of September alone ) as fighting continues along the West Coast. Families are being forced from their homes, and some are now fleeing the country altogether.

A planned meeting in Oman between Iran and Gulf Arab states regarding the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed until conditions are more "conducive" to dialogue, Omani and Iranian state media reported.

Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian has again said Tehran is not seeking nuclear weapons, even as a lawmaker said parliamentarians were preparing a bill for Iran to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and called for the country to conduct the tests needed to develop a nuclear weapon.

Russia continued to pound the Ukrainian civilian population, killing at least nine people in attacks throughout the country, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy repeated he'd be willing to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin at the upcoming G20 summit -- something the Kremlin called "impossible."

Two Russian drone strikes hit near the Polish border early on September 13, Ukrainian authorities have reported, attacks that Kyiv said was Moscow "knocking on the doors of the EU and NATO" and urged further sanctions.

US President Donald Trump has called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting Russian diesel infrastructure amid Russia's relentless attacks across Ukraine, including near the Polish border.

Iraqi authorities announced the closure of several border crossings on Saturday as part of "administrative and security" measures and an investigation into unspecified "breaches and violations," following drone strikes on a major oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia, Anadolu Agency reported.

Iran's Foreign Ministry confirmed Sunday that a planned meeting of foreign ministers from Persian Gulf coastal states has been postponed at the request of some regional countries.

Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi has announced that a regional meeting on the Strait of Hormuz, which had been scheduled for Monday in Salalah, has been postponed.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the upcoming regional meeting in Muscat will focus exclusively on establishing new maritime arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz.

The framework understanding on shipping routes is "set to be announced soon," but is solely between Iran and Oman and will keep Hormuz's southern route closed, a source close to the Iranian negotiating team told Tasnim.

An Iranian commercial vessel was hit in waters near the southern island of Qeshm early on September 13, killing one person and injuring three others, according to a senior local official.

An Iranian commercial container ship was hit by an unidentified projectile early Sunday near Hengam Island in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member and injuring four others, according to the governor of Iran's Qeshm Island.

One person was killed and three others were injured in a "US attack" on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Gulf near Qeshm Island in southern Iran early Sunday, according to a local official.

Acting Defense Minister Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Ibn al-Reza says that the Islamic Republic of Iran places no value on the threats made by some US officials, describing their remarks as merely political messages or statements, rather than indications of any genuine military capability.

President Masoud Pezeshkian, referring to the recently imposed war on the country, says Iran did not start the conflict, but was forced to defend itself against the aggression launched by the United States and the Israeli regime under false pretexts.

A Wall Street Journal report on Saturday alleged that Iran acquired high-resolution satellite images from Chinese entities before an attack that killed three US soldiers in Jordan. A Chinese military expert called the attempt to link Chinese entities to the attack flimsy, saying US officials are seeking excuses for setbacks in the conflict with Iran.

On September 3 and 4, 2026, the Quad partners (Australia, India, Japan and the United States) conducted a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) in Tokyo, Japan to advance the Quad Indo-Pacific Logistics Network (IPLN) to enhance civilian response efforts across the region.

The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) will focus on providing infrastructure and basic services to communities emerging from decades of armed conflict.