Israel bombed a meeting in Qatar where negotiators were discussing a ceasefire. It's hard to negotiate peace when the other side RSVPs with a jet.

Iran hit tankers, we hit the coast, the Houthis took a port, and oil's at $100. On the 9/11 anniversary, the Middle East is the one thing America has consistently remembered to bomb for 25 years.

Haaretz reports the UAE warned Netanyahu of a major Hamas operation ten days before October 7 and he didn't act. It was the most accurate intelligence anyone in the region ever ignored, and it took three years to become a headline.

Saturday, September 12: the Houthis have an island, Saudi shut a pipeline, Norway's leaving, a robot hacked a library and the librarian quit, the president's golfing in Ireland, a woman in remission lost her insurance for not being sick enough, and a 23-year-old plays for the first American major in 23 years tomorrow. Tell one. Vote. Watch the tennis.

The Emirates left OPEC after 58 years. The oil cartel is now the Saudis and a group chat, which is also the Middle East peace process.

The Houthis seized Mokha, the port city coffee is named after, and now sit on two of the world's four oil chokepoints. A militia in sandals outmaneuvered three navies. Your $7 latte has a security council briefing.

The Houthis hold Mokha, the port coffee is named after, plus an island in the strait. Your $7 latte now has a geopolitical briefing and a security council seat.

A family of four killed in Gaza the week officials called the ceasefire "holding." Holding is the word for something you're about to drop, and they've been dropping it since October.

The Houthis hold a port city and an island in the Bab el-Mandeb, and Saudi Arabia shut a pipeline "as a precaution." A militia in sandals controls two of the four places oil can leave the planet. Your gas station heard before you did.

The Houthis captured an island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and Saudi Arabia shut a major pipeline. A militia in sandals now controls two of the four places oil can leave the planet. Goldman Sachs has a new analyst on it and he's crying into a map.

Haaretz reports the UAE warned Netanyahu about a major Hamas operation ten days before October 7 and he didn't act. Three years and 60,000 dead later, the warning turned out to be the most accurate intelligence anyone in the region has ever ignored.

Twenty thousand Yemeni families displaced in four days and it ran fifth, behind a folding phone and a wedding. That's not apathy. That's a content calendar.

A three-year-old was killed in Gaza the same week the ceasefire was called "holding." Holding is what you say about something you're about to drop.

The Houthis declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia. Somewhere a Somali pirate is updating his LinkedIn to "Regional Director."

Canada, France, and the UK banned trade with Israeli settlements. Three countries that used to run empires are now boycotting a subdivision. Progress has a strange shape and a slow clock.

The Houthis blockade Saudi Arabia, hold a Red Sea port, and did it with drones that cost less than a used Camry. The $75 billion defense budget is now a subscription to being surprised.

Twenty-eight killed in Lebanon "despite a ceasefire in place since June." Every ceasefire in the region should come with an asterisk and a coroner.

The ceasefire is "holding." Twenty-eight dead in Lebanon this week, a family flattened in Gaza, raids in the West Bank. If that's holding, someone should check what letting go looks like.

A family of four was killed in Gaza the week officials said the ceasefire was "holding." Holding is what you say about something you're about to drop.

Saudi Arabia shut down a pipeline "as a precaution" after an attack. The country with the most oil on earth just turned off the tap to stay safe. Your gas station heard about it before you did and adjusted accordingly.

Saudi Arabia shut a pipeline as a precaution and Aramco's stock went up. The country lost a pipeline and made money. That's the only economy on earth where the leak is the profit.

The Houthis took a port, Iran hit a base, we hit a coast, Rubio said "it depends," and Bessent bought $6 billion in bonds. That's not a foreign policy. That's a group project the night before it's due.

The Houthis run a blockade of Saudi Arabia and now hold a Red Sea port. A militia the size of a county has outmaneuvered three navies and a $75 billion defense budget. The flip-flops are undefeated.