NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT WEDNESDAY 9/23/2026*XI ARRIVES US VISIT, "TRADE TRUCE" EXTENSION*US SPEAKER IRAN WAR 'EPIC SUCCESS'*FIGHTING IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA*HORMUZ ATTACK*IRAN PRES SPEAKS UN, SOME YOU TUBE VIDEOS CENSOR OPENING*CHINA DEFIES US IRAN AIRLINE SANCTIONS*PAK DRONE DEAL TRUMP SONS BACKED COMPANY*11 KILLED SOUTH AFRICA ATTACK*

 

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CHINA'S PRESIDENT XI JINPING ARRIVING IN THE US FOR A STATE VISIT.  

XI GREETED BY US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT THE ANDREWS AIR BASE JUST OUTSIDE WASHINGTON...

TODAY US TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT TOLD FOX NEWS THAT A 'TRADE TRUCE' BETWEEN THE US AND CHINA WILL STAY IN EFFECT BEYOND A NOVEMBER 10TH DEADLINE.

THE UNDERSTANDING THAT KEEPS US TARIFFS ON CHINESE GOODS AT A 20 PERCENT RATE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JANUARY 10TH...ASSOCIATED PRESS-MSN USA

Explosions reported tonight in Kiev Ukraine's capital city under Russian attack...RIA Novosti Russia

AIR TRAFFIC AT THE BERLIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT STOPPED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THIS EVENING.

A DRONE SIGHTING LEADING TO THE SHUTDOWN.  THERE WERE 28 DRONES AT THE AIRPORT DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

"Operation Epic Fury was an epic success"

THOSE WORDS COMING FROM US HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON.

JOHNSON SAYS THE IRAN WAR SUCCEEDED IN MAKING SURE IRAN DOES NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR CAPABILITY.

REGARDING THE WAR HE ALSO SAYS THIS:

"But now we've got to bring that to a resolution"...

                         The Hill USA

Saudi military forces near the Yemeni border attacked by Houthi forces.    The Houthis claiming to have killed and wounded dozens.

The Saudis support the Yemeni government forces in the conflict with the Houthis...Press TV Iran Breaking "X"

FIGHTING FLARING UP IN NORTHERN ETHIOPIA BETWEEN REBELS AND GOVERNMENT FORCES.

THE TIGRAY PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT (TPLF) TAKING OVER AN AIRPORT IN CAPITAL CITY OF MEKELLE IN WHATS BEING CALLED A DEFENSIVE MEASURE. 

THE TPLF RESPONDING TO GOVERNMENT ATTACKS ON ITS FORCES YESTERDAY.

TENSIONS HAVE BEEN RUNNING HIGH IN THE TIRGRAY REGION SINCE JULY.

A 2022 PEACE AGREEMENT LEFT GOVERNMENT FORCES AND REBEL FORCES IN CONTROL OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE AREA.

IN RECENT DAYS THE TPLF AND OTHER REGIONAL REBEL GROUPS ANNOUNCING AN ALLIANCE TO REMOVE ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER ABIY AHMED FROM POWER ..NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...AL JAZEERA QATAR BACKGROUND STORY

An attack reported in the Strait of Hormuz this morning.   A cargo vessel struck by an unknown projectile.   

Two crew members wounded.

The vessel caught fire and its crew was evacuated...United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations "X"

POLAND SAYS THAT A RUSSIAN MILITARY HELICOPTER FLEW INSIDE ITS AIRSPACE FOR A DISTANCE OF 300 METERS (984 FEET).

THE INCIDENT HAPPENING ON POLAND'S BORDER WITH THE LANDLOCKED RUSSIAN ENCLAVE OF KALININGRAD.

POLAND DISPATCHING WARPLANES AND ALERTING GROUND TROOPS.

POLISH AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THE INCIDENT SIGNIFIES A RUSSIAN TESTING OF POLAND'S DEFENSES.

RUSSIA'S VIEW OF THE SITUATION IS THAT A NATO MILITARY BUILDUP IN THE BALTIC REGION SURROUNDING KALININGRAD IS A PRELUDE TO A POSSIBLE BLOCKADE OF THE RUSSIAN TERRITORY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

"The United States President described us as terrorists we have been the victims of terrorism.

I come from an Iran in which our esteemed Supreme Leader was assassinated without any legal framework or reason.

I come from an Iran where in truth they bombed a school.  You see these children.  These children perished under bombs with weapons used by the United States and Israel.

They were innocent."

OPENING PORTION OF IRANIAN PRESIDENT MASOUD PEZESHKIAN'S SPEECH TO THE UN GENERAL ASSEBMLY CENSORED IN SOME YOU TUBE VIDEOS

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian speaking to the United Nations General Assembly today.

The US delegation walked out of his speech.

The opening part of President Pezeshkian's remarks quoted above were censored in some videos posted on You Tube by media organizations including NBC News in the US and Sky News in the UK.

VIDEO LINK OF IRANIAN PRESIDENT MASOUD PEZESHKIAN'S SPEECH TO THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY...FULL UNCENSORED VIDEO

IN GERMANY THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC UNION (CDU) MEETING TO CONSIDER THE FUTURE OF ITS LEADER CHANCELLOR FRIEDRICH MERZ.

THE MEETING FOLLOWED A SERIES OF ELECTORAL LOSSES FOR THE CDU IN STATE ELECTIONS IN EASTERN GERMANY.

THE CONSENSUS IS THAT CHANCELLOR MERZ CAN REMAIN AS LEADER BUT MUST IMPROVE HIS PERFORMANCE.

THE CDU PREMIER OF THE STATE OF HESSE BORIS RHEIN CRITICAL OF MR. MERZ FOR USING 'EMPATHETIC LANGUAGE OF THE 1990'S'...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)

CHINA WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE FLIGHT LICENSES FOR IRANIAN AIRLINES.

THIS IN SPITE OF A NEW US SANCTION POLICY STARTING TODAY AIMED AT SHUTTING DOWN IRANIAN AIRLINE OPERATIONS WORLDWIDE...Press TV Breaking Iran (Link To Story)

Questions raised about a drone deal involving Pakistan and a company co-founded by an Israeli military veteran.

"Powerus" is a company founded last year that includes Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump as investors.

Many questions raised Pakistan does not have diplomatic relations with Israel and is publicly critical of Israeli war policy and its treatment of Palestinians.

Pakistan's military chief Field Marshal Asim Munir has a close relationship with President Trump including a visit to the White House.

And Pakistan already has reliable suppliers of drones China and Turkey (Türkiye) with a recently concluded three-way military pact between itself, Turkey and Saudi Arabia.

"Powerus" is also doing drone business with Pakistan's arch-rival India.

The White House denying any conflict of interest with a spokesperson for Donald Trump Jr. speaking of Trump Jr. as a 'passive' investor...Al Jazeera Qatar

PAKISTANI AUTHORITIES SHUTTING DOWN MULTIPLE HIGHWAYS LEADING TO THE CAPITAL CITY OF ISLAMABAD.

2,000 SHIPPING CONTAINERS ARE ALSO DEPLOYED AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

IT'S AN EFFORT TO DETER PROTESTERS DEMANDING RELEASE OF FORMER PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN FROM MARCHING ON THE CITY.

KHAN'S PTI POLITICAL PARTY PLANNING TO DEMONSTRATE IN THE CITY ON SUNDAY AMID CONTINUING CONCERNS ABOUT HIS HEALTH INCLUDING THE CONDITION OF HIS RIGHT EYE...AL JAZEERA QATAR

In Durban, South Africa 11 people killed three others wounded when gunmen stormed a house.   One of the victims cars was torched.

A party was presumed to be going on at the house with police noting some of the victims were involved in 'suspected illegal activities'.

Authorities now searching for suspects...NOS Netherlands (Translation Prompt)

IRAN WARNING THE US OF 'UNPREDICTABLE BLOWS' IN RESPONSE TO AMERICAN THREATS.

IRAN'S MILITARY SPEAKING OF 'NEW TACTICS'...PRESS TV IRAN "X" (LINK TO STORY)

The markets today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average down 352.10 points or .68 percent.

The NASDAQ down 308.24 points or 1.13 percent.

At 445 pm New York Time the price of oil 92 dollars 92 cents a barrel up 2 dollars 40 cents or 2.65 percent...Marketwatch

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in New York today.

Their meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York...RIA Novosti Russia

36-YEAR-OLD ACTRESS HAYDEN PANETTIERE DIED LAST MONTH OF A DRUG OVERDOSE.

AUTOPSY RESULTS RELEASED BY GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA REVEALED FENTANYL ALONG WITH A SEDATIVE AND MUSCLE RELAXANT  IN HER BLOOD...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)