Rerum Novarum // Intel, Breaking News, and Alerts 🇺🇸

🇫🇷⚡️- French President Emmanuel Macron to convene the President of the Senate, the President of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister over for an unplanned lunch tomorrow at the Elysée to discuss the few issues surrounding France such as the riots, the lack of budget, the ongoing parliamentary agenda, upcoming elections and the escalation of hybrid warfare between Russia and the West.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡️- "We discovered a sophisticated recording device that was hidden inside one of our offices. We used our models to understand the device and where it had come from, identifying that a specific employee had planted it a few days earlier. We referred the matter to the FBI, and we’re grateful to the agents and prosecutors who moved quickly to make an arrest. The FBI’s investigation is ongoing and we will continue to support their work." - OpenAI's Newsroom account on X.

🇺🇸🇸🇦⚡️- A Saudi employee of OpenAI was arrested after planting an audio recording device in the company's executive conference room.

🇮🇱⚡- Heavy Israeli jet activity over the West Bank and the Galilee region for the third consecutive day. During the previous two days, the Israeli Air Force conducted large-scale strike simulations against Iran, with aircraft entering Iraqi airspace as part of the exercises.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️- Visual confirmation of the moment an Ansarullah ballistic missile struck the Aramco headquarters in Dhahran, eastern Saudi Arabia.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️- BREAKING: The Aramco headquarters in Dhahran, eastern Saudi Arabia, has been struck by an Ansarullah ballistic missile, according to sources cited by Reuters. Rerum Novarum was told by locals that the facility had been struck and Reuters has now confirmed the report.

🇮🇷🇴🇲⚡- Iran has struck a tanker and a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz today.

🇪🇹 - The current situation in the Tigray region, northern Ethiopia. The Ethiopian National Defense Forces continue to approach the Eritrean border after taking the final city in the north, Adwa. Tigray Defense Forces now exist mostly in the Sheraro direction. Rerum Novarum’s proprietary maps are now available at MINIMAP.TECHNOLOGY

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- Explosions heard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Could be Interceptions or Ansarullah impacts.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️- Alerts in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️- BREAKING: Initial reports of an impact in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, locals tell Rerum Novarum.

🇺🇸🇷🇺🇨🇳- EDITOR'S NOTE: President Trump says he doesn't believe China or Russia are helping Iran, dismissing the claims as coming from “Radical Left Morons and Lunatics.” Apparently, that includes his own administration. On May 8, Trump's State Department sanctioned three Chinese satellite firms for supplying imagery of US and allied bases to Iran, which it said enabled strikes against US forces. Treasury sanctioned Chinese firms tied to Iranian missile and drone procurement. On September 18, Congressional Research Service report R48887 stated: “Both countries have provided some support to Iran in 2026.” It cited reports of Russian military shipments, targeting intelligence and missile assistance, alongside Chinese satellite imagery and missile-related supplies. The Financial Times uncovered contracts and correspondence showing Russia's state arms exporter helping Iran develop supersonic cruise missiles, with cooperation continuing into 2026. The Washington Post reported, citing three officials, that Moscow gave Tehran locations of US warships and aircraft. The Wall Street Journal examined Iranian customs records identifying roughly 1,300 shipments of dual-use components from China to Iran's Defense Ministry. On July 21, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Senate that both countries were enabling Iranian activities, with details remaining classified. President Trump says “we would know about it very fast.” We do. His own government put it in writing.

🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — Around 15 minutes ago, alerts were activated in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱⚡️- Israeli PM Netanyahu and President Trump discussed an attack on Iran before the elections, according to Barak Ravid.

🇾🇪⚡️- Ansarullah has captured the western entrance to Ta’izz city, the Al-Hanjar checkpoint. Coordinates: 13.56872, 43.94365, geolocated via minimap.technology.

🇺🇸🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡️- President Trump threatens Ansarullah (Houthis), saying he will not forget their actions after the upcoming midterm elections.

🇺🇸🇬🇷⚡️- The Trump administration has asked U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign, per White House press secretary Katie Zacharia.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- In response, the Ansarullah have called on all employees and civilians near ARAMCO facilities in Saudi Arabia to evacuate for their safety.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- Saudi Arabia's Joint Forces Command has issued an evacuation order for Yemen Petroleum Company's (YPC) al-Sabaha Central Station in Sana'a, Ansarullah-controlled Yemen.

🇾🇪🇸🇦⚡- King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, western Saudi Arabia, halts air traffic amid an ongoing Ansarullah missile and drone attack.