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- Turkish Petroleum is to acquire a 15 percent interest in the BP-run Kirkuk oilfield, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
- Iraq offered Türkiye up to 1 million barrels per day, Erdogan said, as Ankara pursued a new energy framework instead of renewing the expired pact.
- Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s Ankara discussions covered energy, security, trade, transport and water management, according to the report.
- Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry condemned attacks on Saudi oil tankers and warned threats to Pakistani maritime interests could meet lawful force.
- A Pakistan-Saudi defense agreement signed last September includes a collective-security clause treating an attack on either country as an attack on both.
- A Pakistani official denied an analyst’s claim that Pakistani troops are in Yemen conducting security and training duties alongside Saudi forces.
- Ukraine fired hundreds of drones toward Russia, targeting an export terminal in Rostov and oil facilities in Yaroslavl and Udmurtia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
- Russian officials reported five deaths, including a child, in Rostov; Belgorod authorities said Ukrainian drones wounded 12 people, including two children.
- Regional authorities reported at least nine deaths from Russian strikes across Ukraine, while the air force said 147 drones were launched overnight.
- September Brent crude fell 4.66% to $92.27 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate declined 5.02% to $84.83.
- Brent briefly reached $102 a barrel last week, its highest level since May.
- The United States paused strikes after 13 days, while Iran said it had halted retaliatory operations.
- President Donald Trump said the United States would hold Iran responsible for future Houthi attacks on shipping.
- The Houthis claimed attacks on Saudi oil tankers Encelia and Layla using drones and missiles, alleging violations of their maritime blockade.
- Saudi transport officials said Encelia caught fire at its bow in the Red Sea, while all crew members remained safe.