🇸🇦⚡️ — Saudi crude output fell to 6.24 million barrels per day in August, its lowest level since 1990, dropping about 1.9 million bpd from July, according to OPEC data.

The decline came as disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz and pressure on Red Sea shipping constrained Saudi export routes. Riyadh increasingly relied on the Yanbu terminal, but that route also came under pressure after Ansarallah announced a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia.

The disruptions tightened global oil supply and helped push Brent above $100 per barrel.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — NEW: The US national average diesel price has reached $6 per gallon for the first time on record, according to GasBuddy, rising from about $3.70 a year ago and surpassing last week’s record of $5.85.

Because diesel powers much of US freight, agriculture, rail and construction, the surge is expected to raise transportation and supply-chain costs, potentially feeding into higher prices for food, goods and deliveries.

GasBuddy’s Patrick De Haan warned that record diesel prices could reignite inflation and make the holiday season more expensive, with further increases possible if geopolitical tensions persist.

🇷🇺⚡️ — Russia’s central bank keeps its key rate at 14%, pausing rate cuts for the first time since June 2025.

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🇺🇦🇷🇺⚡️ — Ukraine will continue to fight for as long as it takes – Head of Zelenskyy's Office.

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🇾🇪❌🇸🇦🇾🇪— WATCH: Footage from a pro-Emirati fighter on the outskirts of Aden shows the destruction left behind after Ansarallah ballistic-missile strikes on Saudi-backed forces.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — NEW: The US could remain locked in the Iran war through the end of Trump’s term in January 2029, according to Bloomberg.

White House advisers, including JD Vance and Marco Rubio, have reportedly warned Trump that the conflict could become prolonged, with no near-term ceasefire or full restoration of Middle East energy transit in sight.

Iran says it intends to continue fighting despite the economic cost, while rebuilding its missile capabilities and preparing stronger strikes on US targets and Gulf states.

The conflict is also widening regionally, with Brent around $105 per barrel, Hormuz transit still disrupted, and the Houthis expanding operations in the Red Sea and against Saudi infrastructure.

🇷🇺❌🇺🇦— Shopping malls and major retail stores are reportedly closing in Ukraine as Russian strikes intensify.

Affected businesses reportedly include Yuzhny Bug, Silpo, Jysk, Sinsay and Foxtrot, with the closures attributed to growing security risks from continued attacks.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that the conditions Russia has set for it to be possible to end the special military operation have not changed.

It is necessary to eliminate the root causes of the conflict.

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🇷🇺⚡️ — BRICS countries have accounted for more than 40% of global GDP over the past five years, while the G7's contribution was 29%

- President Putin.

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