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Middle East

Evening Brief: Shutdown Grounds Over 1,000 Flights, Gaza Toll Passes 69,000, El-Fasher’s Fall Triggers Mass Exodus

The US shutdown is rippling through the skies, Gaza’s truce hangs by a thread, and Sudan’s war is driving tens of thousands into the desert. It’s Saturday, November 8, 2025. This is your SOFREP Evening Brief.

Morning Brief: UPS and FedEx Ground MD-11 Fleets, Iran Plot to Kill Israeli Envoy Exposed, US Backs EU Plan to Tap Frozen Assets

From grounded jets and a foiled plot to drones over Russia and frozen billions, the morning runs on precision, pressure, and peril across skies, borders, and balance sheets. Welcome to Saturday, November 8th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.

Evening Brief: Quiet Supersonic Jet Launches in Landmark Test, Israel Returns 30 Palestinian Bodies, Russian Troops Surge in Donetsk Region

NASA’s quiet supersonic jet soars as global tensions rise from Gaza to Ukraine. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.

Evening Brief: Defense Secretary Hegseth’s Plane Makes Emergency Landing, Pakistan and Afghanistan Agree to 48-hour Ceasefire

Hegseth’s plane lands safely, US government shutdown deepens, Gaza aid resumes. Here’s what’s making headlines this Wednesday evening.

Morning Brief: Trump Says He Wants Peace Deal with Iran, Trump-Xi Meeting Still Planned, Chinese Cyberattacks on Taiwan Surge,

Army expands dining overhaul, Trump eyes Iran peace, Hamas frees final hostages. Here’s your Tuesday morning rundown, October 14, 2025.

Clear as Mud: Israeli-Palestine Ceasefire Is in Effect – For Now

Amid a fragile ceasefire and aid stacked at the gates, Mansour spoke at length yet never said whether Hamas will disarm, the only answer that could turn a pause into peace.

Phase One: Israel and Hamas Say Yes To A Gaza Ceasefire — What’s In It, What’s Next, And Whether It Sticks

Phase One feels like slapping a tourniquet on a two year hemorrhage, buying enough breath to get the hostages out, pull the troops back, and see if anyone is ready to run Gaza without the gunsmoke.

USMC Colonel (Ret.) Eric Buer: The Rejection of Peace in Our Time – Why the Latest Gaza Ceasefire Will Likely Fail

Trump’s October Gaza plan feels like another lap in the same exhausted cycle, where Palestinian leaders refuse statehood, dodge disarmament, and turn ceasefires into reloads while civilians foot the bill.

Two Years After 7 October: How the Israel – Hamas War Began, Mutated, and Shapes the Middle East

Two years after 7 October, the Middle East feels like riding around in the desert in a Humvee with a grenade with the pin half-pulled, grinding from Gaza to the Red Sea while diplomats in Cairo try to keep the spoon down and stop hostages, rockets, and headlines from detonating at once.

Evening Brief: Gunman Dead After Dallas ICE Attack, Iran Rebuilding Sites Hit by Israel, Zelenskyy Warns UN of Global Arms Race

Dallas ICE attack, Gaza strikes, Iran tensions, Zelenskyy warns of global arms race. Here’s what’s making headlines this Wednesday evening.

Evening Brief: Putin Offers One-Year Extension of Nuclear Arms Limits, France Recognizes Palestinian State at UN

Army IDs Black Hawk crash victims as France backs Palestine and Putin eyes arms deal. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.

Evening Brief: US Sinks Third Drug Boat off Venezuela, Ukraine to Get $3.5 Billion in Weapons, Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Gaza City

US sinks drug boat, EU eyes Israel sanctions, Gaza toll tops 65K, Pak-Saudi sign pact. Here’s what’s making headlines this Wednesday evening.

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