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Welcome back to the Daily Briefing.This is Ezgi Akin, filling in for Gabrielle. In today’s edition:Xi, Trump set for high-stakes Washington summitTop Yemeni official calls for US military support against HouthisTurkey agrees to hand over contentious Bashiqa base to IraqNew clashes kill 6 in Iran's Sistan and BaluchistanThanks for reading,Ezgi (ezgi_akin)Xi, Trump set for high-stakes Washington summitUS President Donald Trump is meeting China's President Xi Jinping for the second time since returning to power. — ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDSChinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington on Wednesday evening for a high-stakes state visit expected to focus on trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan and the ongoing war with Iran.Departing from protocol, President Donald Trump personally welcomed Xi at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, an unusual gesture for a visiting foreign leader. In addition to disputes over tariffs, the two leaders are expected to discuss the Iran war. China has maintained close political and economic ties with Tehran and has opposed Washington’s expanding sanctions campaign. Most recently, Beijing rejected US sanctions on Iran’s aviation sector, with Iranian airliners continuing their flights to destinations in China. Technology also looms large over the visit. US technology executives OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Apple board chair Tim Cook will join Trump and Xi during the state dinner on Thursday night after the talks. Listen to a breakdown of the top headlines on today’s episode of the Middle East Minute podcast with Adam Lucente.Top Yemeni official calls for US military support against HouthisA member of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, including National Army and Taiz Axis forces, mans a turret mounted on the back of a pickup truck at a checkpoint along the Kadha frontline west of Taiz in western Yemen on Sept. 13, 2026. — AFP via Getty ImagesSaudi-backed Yemeni government forces repelled overnight Houthi attacks on Hejat al-Abd, a key mountain supply route linking the southern port city of Aden, where the internationally recognized government is based, with Taiz, Yemen’s third-largest city. On Wednesday, a senior Yemeni government official called for the United States to provide military support against the Houthis to counter the Iran-backed group’s advance on the country’s Red Sea coast.“We definitely need the military and security support of the United States,” said Abdullah Al-Alimi Bawazir, a vice chair of Yemen’s ruling Presidential Leadership Council. Earlier this month, the Houthis swept through Yemen’s Red Sea coastline, seizing a series of strategic locations along the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, through which roughly 10% of global maritime trade passes.Trump has reportedly rebuffed personal appeals from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the US military to join strikes against the Houthis, a US-designated terrorist group. In 2015 Saudi Arabia militarily intervened in the conflict to support Yemen's internationally recognized government and allied forces. Elizabeth Hagedorn reports from New York.Turkey agrees to hand over contentious Bashiqa base to IraqIraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York City, Sept. 23, 2026. — Iraqi Prime Minister's OfficeTurkey will gradually hand over control of the Bashiqa military base to Iraq, one of the most contentious points in Ankara-Baghdad ties, the two countries said in a joint statement released Wednesday.The handover is intended to restore Baghdad’s authority in Sinjar and remove foreign armed groups from the Yazidi region, where Turkey says the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) maintains a presence, according to a joint statement issued after a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi in New York. Bashiqa has long strained Ankara-Baghdad ties, with Iraq demanding Turkey withdraw and Ankara using the base against the PKK in northern Iraq. The PKK, which has fought Ankara since 1984 for Kurdish self-rule inside Turkey, agreed in May 2025 to disarm and disband under talks launched in 2024. Ezgi Akin reports from Ankara.New clashes kill 6 in Iran's Sistan and BaluchistanIranian security forces stand guard, Tehran, Iran, July 3, 2026. — John Moore/Getty ImagesAt least six people were killed in clashes between Iranian security forces and unidentified gunmen in Sistan and Baluchistan province on Wednesday, the latest violence in Iran's restive southeastern region.The Iranian authorities said five alleged militants and one Quds Force member were killed during an operation in Saravan against a group it accused of planning assassinations and acting for the United States and Israel.Violence involving Baluchi armed groups has intensified in recent weeks amid a broader wartime crackdown. Sistan and Baluchistan, a predominantly Sunni Baluchi province bordering Pakistan, is among Iran’s poorest regions. Adam Lucente has details.
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