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SITUATION UPDATE PRODUCT · CENTCOM · GRAPHIC · MACHINE-ASSEMBLED

CENTCOM THEATER PICTURE

REPORTED EVENTS, 170147Z AUG 26 – 160147Z SEP 26

SERIALSU-CEN-26-003
INFO CUT-OFF160147Z SEP 26
PUBLISHED160147Z SEP 26
EVENTS SHOWN26 (18 plotted)
SOURCE BASISOSINT only
PREPARED BYUnattended pipeline — no analyst
DISTRIBUTIONApproved for public release
This sheet is generated unattended from publicly available reporting. It contains reported facts only — no key judgements, no assessment, and no analysis of alternatives. Judgement publishes solely in a separately signed assessment product over a named analyst's signature. No such product accompanies this issue.

LEGEND

Hostile action
Friendly / US action
Neutral / third party
Unknown / contested
Mapped pipeline
Shipping route

METHODOLOGY

Numbered points are events, chronological within the issue window; closely co-located symbols are slightly displaced for legibility, true positions kept in the data. Positions derive from place names validated against a curated gazetteer; events below the geolocation confidence threshold are listed in the register without a plotted point. Named pipelines use public mapped alignments; maritime routes follow a public shipping network and are representative corridors, not live vessel tracks.

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Event Register — 1/2

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Iran

1

IRAN · 010000Z APR 26 · GROUND · FRIENDLY

A US pilot who was shot down over Iran was rescued in an operation described by American officials as the first US boots on the ground in Iran in 46 years. The pilot gave his first interview recalling the experience of 'free-falling' before rescue.

US IMPACT US personnel were directly involved in a ground rescue operation inside Iran, marking a significant escalation of direct US military presence in the theater.

Al Azraq

2

JORDAN · 301800Z AUG 26 · STRIKE · HOSTILE

At least 8 ballistic missiles launched at Jordanian bases hosting US A-10 and F-15 operations. No casualties reported.

US IMPACT Opened the ballistic missile campaign against Jordan basing.

Khasab

3

OMAN · 311200Z AUG 26 · MARITIME · UNKNOWN

Two commercial tankers struck by unattributed projectiles near Khasab. Two crew killed aboard Sidr — first commercial crew deaths of the period.

US IMPACT Drives USN escort tasking for traffic 5th Fleet must protect.

Kuhestak

4

IRAN · 010500Z SEP 26 · STRIKE · FRIENDLY

US strike during a ~100-target CENTCOM wave hit near a wedding venue. Casualty reporting revised from five to four killed, 50-68 wounded. CENTCOM investigating.

US IMPACT Civilian casualties are the main IO threat to basing consent.

Prince Hassan Air Base

5

JORDAN · 011500Z SEP 26 · STRIKE · HOSTILE

13 missiles engaged, 10 intercepted. Zero casualties. Ranged US ISR assets and a USMC facility in a single strike.

US IMPACT Ranged US ISR assets and a USMC facility in a single strike.

Ahmed al-Jaber Air Base

6

KUWAIT · 011600Z SEP 26 · STRIKE · HOSTILE

Kuwaiti bases hit by Iranian drones. No casualties reported.

US IMPACT Forces sustained air-defense alert at a primary USAF operating location.

Manama

7

BAHRAIN · 011700Z SEP 26 · STRIKE · HOSTILE

Most intercepted; no damage reported by the host government.

US IMPACT Raid volume is a magazine-depth problem, not an intercept one.

Lebanon

8

LEBANON · 020503Z SEP 26 · MOVEMENT · NEUTRAL

A BBC team traveling with a UN peacekeeping mission inside occupied Lebanon observed Israeli troops fortifying positions and continuing demolitions. UN peacekeeping officials confirmed Israeli forces are expanding their presence.

Sheikh Isa Air Base

9

BAHRAIN · 021000Z SEP 26 · STRIKE · HOSTILE

Claimed strikes on radar installations and assembly points. No damage confirmed by Bahrain.

US IMPACT Expands the defended-asset list in Bahrain beyond NSA Bahrain.

Southern Iran

10

IRAN · 022102Z SEP 26 · STRIKE · UNKNOWN

BBC Verify reviewed footage showing the aftermath of a strike on a building in southern Iran where wedding celebrations were reportedly taking place. Attribution and casualty figures were not confirmed in available reporting.

Al Minhad Air Base

11

UAE · 030900Z SEP 26 · STRIKE · HOSTILE

Iran claimed a strike on Al Minhad Air Base. The UAE neither confirmed nor denied it.

US IMPACT Adds a fourth host nation; Emirati silence complicates access.

Jazan

12

SAUDI ARABIA · 072000Z SEP 26 · INFRASTRUCTURE · HOSTILE

Satellite-confirmed damage to the refinery.

US IMPACT Opens a southern front, pulling air-defense coverage off the Gulf cluster.

Muwaffaq Salti Air Base

13

JORDAN · 080400Z SEP 26 · STRIKE · HOSTILE

18 of 20 missiles intercepted. Leakers took the wing off one A-10 and damaged ~8 F-15s. Roughly 30 Patriot interceptors expended.

US IMPACT First confirmed damage to US aircraft; ~30 interceptors per raid.

Najran

14

SAUDI ARABIA · 081400Z SEP 26 · STRIKE · HOSTILE

Coordinated strikes wounded 73. Partner air base and energy sites hit together.

US IMPACT Partner AB and energy sites hit together, straining one air-defense pool.

NSA Bahrain

15

BAHRAIN · 090800Z SEP 26 · INFRASTRUCTURE · HOSTILE

Acting Navy Secretary confirmed extensive damage to command centres, warehouses, piers and communications; ~$400M reconstruction estimate.

US IMPACT Degrades 5th Fleet C2 and port access; logistics shift ports.

Mocha

16

YEMEN · 101100Z SEP 26 · GROUND · HOSTILE

Houthi forces took Mocha, Dhubab, al-Omari camp and Mayyun Island without contest.

US IMPACT Hostile control of both shores threatens the Red Sea SLOC.
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Event Register — 2/2

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Mokha

17

YEMEN · 110920Z SEP 26 · MOVEMENT · HOSTILE

Houthi forces seized the strategic Red Sea port of Mokha and the island of Perim, a key position on a major international shipping route. The advance gives the Iran-backed group greater control over the Bab-el-Mandeb strait and Red Sea shipping lanes.

US IMPACT Houthi control of Mokha and Perim Island increases the threat to US and allied naval vessels and commercial shipping transiting the Bab-el-Mandeb and Red Sea.

Lebanon

18

LEBANON · 111550Z SEP 26 · STRIKE · NEUTRAL

Israel announced it destroyed a major underground Hezbollah base. The blast registered as the equivalent of a magnitude 4.1 earthquake according to the US Geological Survey.

Yanbu

19

SAUDI ARABIA · 120600Z SEP 26 · INFRASTRUCTURE · UNKNOWN

Saudi Arabia attributed the drones to Iraqi origin and shut the line as a precaution.

US IMPACT Kills the only non-Hormuz crude route; Iraqi launch axis is new.

Saudi Arabia

20

SAUDI ARABIA · 121215Z SEP 26 · INFRASTRUCTURE · UNKNOWN

Satellite imagery analyzed by BBC Verify revealed major damage to a key Saudi oil pipeline, which has been shut down following a drone attack launched from Iraq near the Iranian border. Experts estimate the closure could cut oil supplies by up to 3.6 million barrels per day. Iraq removed a military commander and opened investigations into the attack.

US IMPACT Disruption to Saudi oil infrastructure at this scale could affect regional energy security and logistics relevant to US operations in CENTCOM.

Strait of Hormuz

21

OMAN · 151613Z SEP 26 · MARITIME · UNKNOWN

Two sailors went missing after the oil tanker El Gaia was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. The US says the tanker was struck by a missile and then a drone, while Iran claims the vessel caught fire after hitting mines.

US IMPACT Attack on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz threatens freedom of navigation in a critical waterway used by US and allied naval forces.

Iran

22

IRAN · 152016Z SEP 26 · OTHER · HOSTILE

Western intelligence agencies issued a warning about Iranian spyware dubbed 'CHOSEN BRICK' being used to target critics of the Iranian government living abroad. The advisory highlights a cyber threat campaign directed at dissidents outside Iran.

United States

23

UNITED STATES · 152034Z SEP 26 · POLITICAL · FRIENDLY

The Pentagon inspector general confirmed that the Iran war has led to US munitions shortfalls, with a bottleneck in resupply identified despite presidential claims of virtually limitless supplies. A separate congressional report found replenishing depleted stockpiles could take up to five years.

US IMPACT Confirmed munitions shortfalls and a multi-year resupply bottleneck directly degrade US combat readiness across the CENTCOM AOR.

Beijing

24

CHINA · 160000Z SEP 26 · POLITICAL · UNKNOWN

Iran's top diplomat departed for China as Beijing seeks to mediate an end to the ongoing war. The visit comes as the conflict continues to drag on with no reported ceasefire.

Yatta

25

WEST BANK · 160042Z SEP 26 · GROUND · NEUTRAL

Israeli soldiers rappelled from a helicopter onto the roof of a residential building in Yatta in the occupied West Bank. No further details on casualties or the operation's objective were reported.

Mecca

26

SAUDI ARABIA · 160109Z SEP 26 · AIR-DEFENSE · UNKNOWN

Saudi Arabia announced it intercepted a drone before it could reach Mecca, Islam's holiest city. Saudi officials described pilgrims' security as a 'red line.' The origin of the drone was not confirmed in reporting.

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Change & Sourcing

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CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS ISSUE

  • NEW Mecca: Saudi-led coalition intercepts drone headed for Mecca
  • NEW Yatta: Israeli forces conduct helicopter assault on building in Yatta, West Bank
  • NEW Beijing: Iranian foreign minister travels to China amid ongoing Iran war
  • NEW United States: Pentagon inspector general confirms US munitions shortfalls due to Iran war
  • NEW Iran: Western intelligence warns of Iranian 'CHOSEN BRICK' spyware targeting dissidents abroad
  • NEW Strait of Hormuz: Oil tanker El Gaia attacked in Strait of Hormuz; two sailors missing
  • NEW Saudi Arabia: Satellite imagery confirms major damage to Saudi oil pipeline following drone attack from Iraq
  • NEW Lebanon: Israel destroys major underground Hezbollah base
  • NEW Mokha: Houthis seize Mokha port and strategic Perim Island, tightening grip on Red Sea shipping lane
  • NEW Southern Iran: Strike reported on building during wedding celebrations in southern Iran
  • NEW Lebanon: Israel expanding military positions and conducting demolitions in occupied Lebanon
  • NEW Iran: US pilot shot down over Iran rescued in first US ground operation in Iran in 46 years

SOURCE SUMMARY STATEMENT

All information derives from publicly available reporting across 3 outlet(s): GlobalSecurity.org (14), BBC (11), Al Jazeera (5). 23 of 26 events rest on a single source and should not be treated as confirmed. No imagery exploitation or independent collection was performed; positions derive from place names validated against a gazetteer, and region-level reports are listed without a plotted point.

Not an official product of any government agency. Carries no official coordination. Derived entirely from publicly available information. · SU-CEN-26-003 · Info cut-off 160147Z SEP 26

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