AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoRed Sea Security: Yemen’s Houthis advanced to Perim Island at the Bab el-Mandeb entrance, tightening control of a vital shipping chokepoint as Yemeni government forces withdrew, raising fears of wider oil and trade disruption. Saudi Energy Pressure: Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline after drone attacks blamed on Iraqi territory, with Iraq dismissing a local commander and both Baghdad and Riyadh pointing to cross-border involvement. Yemen War Spillover: Houthis also claimed a drone/missile strike on a southern Saudi base while fighting around Mocha intensified, and the UN’s IOM warned displacement in Yemen has surged to at least 76,000 since July. Diplomacy & Messaging: BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration calling for “maximum restraint” in West Asia, opposing forced displacement of Palestinians, and backing UN reform and local-currency trade. AI & Security Risks: Anthropic said Iranian-linked actors misused its Claude model to compile targeting guidance against US Navy forces using open-source data. Regional Condemnations: Qatar condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi civilian and economic facilities and Iran’s strikes on Arab states, reaffirming support for the Palestinian cause. Government/Policy Watch: US Treasury announced a larger-than-usual buyback of up to $6bn in long-dated Treasuries as yields rose alongside Brent pushing above $100.
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