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U.S. Military Strikes Oil Tanker Near Iran's Crude Export Hub of Kharg Island Central Command carried out airstrikes near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, Iran's crude oil export hub, resulting in an Iranian oil tanker being hit. SBS Sep 9, 2026 6:18 AM

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Defense Ministry dispatches fact-finding team to assess situation in Strait of Hormuz The Ministry of National Defense has sent a fact-finding team to the Middle East ahead of a decision on deploying troops to the Strait of Hormuz, which has been requested by the United States. SBS Sep 9, 2026 6:14 AM

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Today's Major News 1. "Close Cooperation on Strait of Hormuz"..Military Dispatches Local Fact-Finding Team President Lee Jae-myung and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to maintain close cooperation regarding the Strait of Hormuz during their summit. SBS Sep 9, 2026 6:10 AM

Over 550 Billion Won Spent on Corporate Cards at Entertainment Establishments Last Year… 302.6 Billion Won at Room Salons Over the past six years, the total amount spent on corporate cards at such establishments reached nearly 3 trillion won. SBS Sep 9, 2026 6:07 AM

Pressed for Midterms, Trump Appeals Voter Verification to Supreme Court Following Mail-In Ballot Restrictions The administration has filed emergency appeals with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn lower court rulings against both measures, a move widely seen as tied to expected struggles in the November midterm elections less than two months away. SBS Sep 9, 2026 5:41 AM

Iranian Media Reports "Sequential Explosions" on Kharg Island The agency reported that "several explosions were heard in some parts of Kharg Island a few minutes ago." However, specific details regarding the cause of the explosions or the scale of the damage have not yet been mentioned. SBS Sep 9, 2026 5:41 AM

Wall Street Falls as Middle East Tensions and Rising Oil Prices Weigh on Markets; Dow Drops 1.2% stock indices closed lower across the board on the 8th amid surging international oil prices and growing inflation concerns driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East. SBS Sep 9, 2026 5:40 AM

Smithsonian Secretary, Target of Trump's Cultural War, Announces Resignation Lonnie Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, which operates national museums and art galleries in Washington, D.C., announced his resignation on the 8th . SBS Sep 9, 2026 5:40 AM

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Vows Retaliation Against Oil Tankers Near Kuwait and Bahrain military attack on an Iranian oil tanker. According to Iran's state-run IRIB broadcaster, the IRGC Navy warned in an emergency statement that it would "take immediate action in response to the malicious acts of the U.S. SBS Sep 9, 2026 5:39 AM

Police Investigate Cryptocurrency Scam Involving Active-Duty Police Officer, Estimated Damages at 2.7 Billion Won The Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Unit of the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency announced on the 8th that it has booked and is investigating 16 individuals, including Inspector A assigned to a police station in the province, on charges of fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. SBS Sep 9, 2026 5:38 AM