Multiple American military jets were reportedly damaged in Iranian airstrikes overnight on a US base in Jordan.One A-10 Thunderbolt, known ‌as the ‌Warthog, lost a wing during Iran’s attack on Muwaffaq Salti ⁠Air Base ​in ⁠Jordan, CBS reported on Wednesday.Roughly eight F-15s sustained light damage ‌and were ​placed ‌back into ⁠service, it said.The US military has not confirmed the report, which came amid the heaviest strikes on commercial shipping since the US-Iran conflict began.The US said it had attacked five Iranian tankers in retaliation for Iran launching attacks on 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz. At least one seafarer was reported killed and another was missing.Donald Trump has said he believes the war with Iran will continue until after the US midterms, suggesting Tehran will sue for peace "immediately" once the election is over.Trump accused Iran of trying to influence the midterms and said Tehran wanted to secure a “nice, weak group of people” who would leave it alone to develop nuclear weapons.He also warned Iran that the US could strike Pickaxe Mountain, saying: “We notice there's a little activity at Pickaxe. I would advise Iran not to get cute because we will have to hit them very hard.” In pictures: Houthis release battle images as fighting escalates with Yemeni governmentMembers of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces fire a tank during what they say to be clashes with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis (Reuters)The location of the photos was given as near Al-Hazm, Yemen (Reuters)Yemen's government has accused the Houthis of killing three children (Reuters)Alex Croft10 September 2026 08:31Alex Croft10 September 2026 08:05Iran imports Chinese goods with sanctions dodge worth $1 billionIran has used barter-style arrangements to bypass oil sanctions and buy $1 billion of Chinese goods including military gear, senior Iranian sources and three other people have told Reuters. Under the mechanism, Iranian oil is exchanged for credits for Chinese imports, providing a lifeline for the beleaguered Iranian economy after the US ramped up its economic and nuclear pressure. It has also helped China, the world’s biggest crude importer, retain access to discounted Iranian oil while shielding banks and companies that export to the Islamic Republic from international scrutiny or penalties, they said.The U.S. has imposed sanctions on some smaller Chinese entities that buy or facilitate shipments of Iranian oil but has stopped short of the most punishing measures that could have repercussions on the global economy.With ReutersAlex Croft10 September 2026 07:41Pakistan warns Iran to rein in Houthis as Riyadh strikes backPakistan has delivered a warning to Iran to rein in its Yemeni Houthi allies after they stepped up attacks on Saudi Arabia, ​in a coordinated effort to prevent the crisis from spiralling.Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif said attacks spilling into the ⁠kingdom could trigger a joint security arrangement involving Riyadh, Ankara and Islamabad. "An aggression on one country will be considered an aggression on all three countries," Asif said on Pakistani TV. The Houthis struck an airbase in Khamis Mushait and oil infrastructure in nearby cities ‌on Tuesday, wounding 73 people, in one of the biggest attacks on Saudi Arabia since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran in February. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Wednesday that Saudi warplanes carried out 54 airstrikes across various Yemeni provinces over the past 12 hours, adding that they would "not go unanswered and unpunished". Pakistan's warning to Iran carries significant weight because of its defence pact with Saudi Arabia and ​Turkey. Shweta Sharma10 September 2026 07:08Oil prices hold firm despite attacksOil prices held firm on Thursday after Brent crude breached $100 a barrel, with traders ​bracing for deeper supply disruptions as Iran and the United States ‌launched their largest attacks on shipping since their six-month-old conflict began.Brent crude futures inched lower by 0.1 per cent to $101.10 a barrel by 0256 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude was at $96.24 ​a barrel, up 0.2 per cent.Brent prices have surged nearly 30 per cent from lows touched ​in early August as a permanent agreement between the US and ⁠Iran to cease attacks never materialised, while renewed fighting began later in the ​month. Shweta Sharma10 September 2026 06:31Satellite image shows increase in construction at Pickaxe Mountain Satellite imagery shows a sharp increase in construction activity this year at Iran’s deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain complex near Natanz, according to a new analysis by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).The analysis, published on Wednesday, found that imagery from 2020 to 2026 showed the site had shifted from active excavation to probable internal construction and continued reinforcement of the complex’s exterior. Road activity this year was higher than at any other point since construction began.The activity includes hardening tunnel entrances, paving internal roads, reinforcing access areas and removing excavation spoil, CSIS said. Iran US Pickaxe Mountain What to KnowHowever, the available imagery could neither confirm nor disprove Israeli intelligence claims that Iran had moved centrifuges into the complex.CSIS said the absence of an increased security presence, as well as a lack of observed non-construction vehicles and equipment, suggested the underground facility was not yet capable of uranium enrichment, if that is its intended purpose.Pickaxe Mountain, about 2km south of the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, is a large underground tunnel complex built into granite. Its depth and fortifications would make it extremely difficult to destroy, even with the heaviest US conventional bunker-buster bombs, according to CSIS.The think tank said open-source evidence was insufficient to determine exactly what was happening inside the facility. Possible uses include centrifuge assembly, uranium enrichment and other nuclear-related research and activities.Shweta Sharma10 September 2026 06:12Saudi civil defence issues emergency alert for ‌the fourth ‌time in ⁠24 hoursSaudi civil defence issued ⁠an emergency alert for the ⁠southwestern ⁠province ⁠of Khamis ​Mushait to ⁠warn ‌of potential danger, the fourth such alert in ⁠24 hours.The agency posted on X ‌shortly after ​saying ‌the danger ⁠had ⁠passed. Shweta Sharma10 September 2026 05:48Iran and US hit tankers in biggest wave of attacks on shippingIran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the US sank five Iranian oil tankers, in the biggest wave of attacks on ⁠shipping by both sides since the start of the six-month-old war. At least one seafarer aboard a tanker was reported killed and another listed as missing.Iran said it had fired ballistic missiles at a US military base in Jordan. Water is sprayed on oil tanker New Andros, which according to port officials was struck by a drone in Iraqi territorial waters, at Sea, September 9, (Reuters)Jordan said it intercepted 18 missiles, with the remaining two falling harmlessly in unpopulated areas. A US official said all American troops were accounted for.Iran's Revolutionary ⁠Guard Corps said it would sharply escalate its response to any further attacks, and said Iran would soon ​release ⁠maps of a new, enlarged off-limits zone at sea that would extend as far as Chabahar on the coast near Pakistan.Shweta Sharma10 September 2026 05:00Trump: 'I think the war will end immediately after the election'President Trump said Iran is desperate to end the war and wants to impact the result of the midterm election in the US."I think the war will end immediately after the election, because they can't hold out any longer," the president told reporters. "They're desperate to try and affect the election so we can get a nice, weak group of people in there and leave them alone and let them have their nuclear weapon.""All they want is a nuclear weapon and if they had a nuclear weapon the whole world is in deep trouble," he said.(AP)Trump said he is still not looking to negotiate with Tehran in the near future, before the midterms."We're not looking for it, to be honest," Trump said. "Originally I wanted to make a deal. We're so far down the line, they have very little country left right now, so we're not looking for it. Yes, a negotiation could possibly happen but it's not something we're looking at." Shweta Sharma10 September 2026 04:30Multiple US military aircraft suffered damage in overnight strikes on Jordan air base, CBS says ​Multiple American military aircraft suffered damage in ⁠strikes overnight on the Muwaffaq Salti ⁠Air Base ​in ⁠Jordan, CBS reporter ⁠Jennifer Jacobs ​said ⁠on Wednesday on ‌X.One A-10 Thunderbolt, known ‌as the ‌Warthog, was struck and left ⁠with a missing wing, while roughly eight F-15s sustained light damage ‌and were ​placed ‌back into ⁠service, she ⁠added.No deaths of US personnel have been reported in the strikes on Jordan. The overnight damage came after the US attacked five Iranian tankers in retaliation for Iran targeting a US Navy warship.Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responded by launching attacks on eight tankers and two warships, including the base in Jordan. US forces in Jordan launched more than 30 Patriot missiles defending against the Iranian strikes in Jordan, CBS News learned. Shweta Sharma10 September 2026 04:04