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  GROK THE NEWS – October 2, 2026 – Autonomous Warfare Command directed 02.10.2026 15мин

  GROK THE NEWS – October 2, 2026 – Autonomous Warfare Command directedPete Hegseth directed a four-star Autonomous Warfare Command, targeted for October 1, 2027. October 2, 2026 edition with Robert Gardner.Full Description: Grok The News for Friday, October 2, 2026. The lead is the Department of War direction, given Thursday at Quantico, to build Autonomous Warfare Command by October 1, 2027. The command is not stood up. No statute was posted with the speech. Project Agincourt is the interim unmanned-systems path. The same address created an Office of Religious Affairs, a Fortress installation-power program, a proposed base for 15,000 to 25,000 troops, and Project Meridian, a 120-day study. A radio report named private co-leads. The department account did not.Headlines, in order: Treasury blacklists Iran Khodro, SAIPA, and the state railway. Trump calls the Hormuz offer not enough. A coalition accuses the Houthis of hitting a Medina power station. Fighting is reported in Taiz and Sanaa. Pakistan claims further strikes on Afghan hideouts. Ukraine says the FP-7 was used in combat. Students set fire to two French schools. Pakistan warns India on Indus water. Islamabad and PTI open talks. The October 4 march stays on the calendar. Six are killed in Kachhi. Pakistan's quarterly violence deaths rise 83 percent. Afghan returns at Torkham run 150 to 200 a day. Four bodies are recovered in Bannu. Hideouts are destroyed in Karak. A Lahore court questions a cyber agency. The Foreign Office signals a cautious line on Iran sanctions. A Russian envoy says Western aid prolongs the war. Treasury ties Iran's auto sector to Guard patronage.Host Robert Gardner. Next edition Monday.Tags: Grok The News, October 2 2026, Autonomous Warfare Command, Pete Hegseth Quantico, Project Agincourt, Project Meridian, Iran Khodro sanctions, SAIPA, Strait of Hormuz, Medina power station, Houthis Taiz, Pakistan Afghanistan strikes, Ukraine FP-7, Robert Gardner
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  GROK THE NEWS – October 1, 2026 – Hormuz oil claim versus tanker strikes 01.10.2026 26мин

  GROK THE NEWS – October 1, 2026 – Hormuz oil claim versus tanker strikesWashington says wartime oil volume through Hormuz is at a high. British strike warnings and public ship counts do not match that claim.Full Description: Grok The News for Thursday, October 1, 2026, hosted by Robert Gardner. The lead is the administration oil-volume claim for the Strait of Hormuz: Energy Secretary Chris Wright's wartime high, Admiral Brad Cooper's six-month high, and a Central Command figure of over 13 million barrels a day, set against Kpler's September average, single-digit AIS transits, and three UKMTO tanker-strike warnings. Iran says an official U.S. response to its war-end offer has arrived. The text is not released. Brent was near 100 dollars.Headlines: Flydubai cockpit stabbing diverted to Saudi Arabia. Pakistan strikes Kunar and Helmand. Russia warns NATO on Kaliningrad. European arms plants named as targets. Britain links Iran to RAF Fairford. MI5 alert on a Chinese research institute. Ukraine energy attack and emergency cuts. Kataib Hezbollah suspends operations as Baghdad slips the militia deadline. Tennessee fails to execute Christa Pike. Japan tightens residency. Blasts reported in Addis Ababa. Seven killed on a Homs bus. Hurricane Polo toll. China beef duty hits 67 percent. FTC probe of OpenAI and Anthropic. White House Accord on Super Intelligence. India opposition protest call. U.S. officials on a Taiwan timeline. Manassas workplace shooting.Tags: Grok The News, October 1 2026, Robert Gardner, Strait of Hormuz oil, UKMTO tanker attack, Trump Iran response, Chris Wright Hormuz, CENTCOM oil barrels, Flydubai FZ1073, Benjamin Netanyahu, Russia Kaliningrad nuclear, Maria Zakharova, RAF Fairford Andy Burnham, MI5 China AI, Ukraine energy attack, Kataib Hezbollah, Christa Pike Tennessee, White House Accord Super Intelligence, Taiwan invasion 2027, Japan permanent residency
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  GROK THE NEWS – Wednesday, September 30, 2026 – U.S. Leaves Iraq 30.09.2026 18мин

  GROK THE NEWS – Wednesday, September 30, 2026 – U.S. Leaves IraqCoalition forces left Erbil this morning and ended Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq. Baghdad now holds the security lead as militias remain armed.Full Description: GROK THE NEWS for Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Host Robert Gardner.Lead: The United States and coalition partners formally ended Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq. Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said forces and equipment left Erbil Air Base. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi called it a new sovereignty phase. The militia disarmament deadline moved to June 30, 2027.Also in this edition:Hormuz declared closed; Tehran still waiting on a written U.S. replyU.N. Command cites an armistice breach after North Korean minesTrump Super Intelligence order and a voluntary tech accordMorocco’s first woman prime ministerRAF Fairford vans cleared of bombs; Rubio cites a foreign actorRussia rejects a Black Sea grain ceasefireU.S.-China $60 billion tariff-cut listsValar Atomics’ Utah reactor-and-data-center planAlberta’s October 19 Canada questionTaiwan says U.S. arms policy is unchangedUNHCR funding shortfallMalaysia’s Myanmar repatriationIndia’s SCO coordinator in IslamabadCarney’s ocean-protection pledgeAn Iranian jet seized in IstanbulFalling U.S. consumer confidenceA recovered Somali tankerAn Assam Rifles ambushNetanyahu’s confirmed UAE visitPlease like, subscribe, and tell us where you are watching from. Join us tomorrow.Tags: Grok The News, Robert Gardner, Iraq withdrawal, Erbil, Operation Inherent Resolve, Strait of Hormuz, Iran, Ali al-Zaidi, Sean Parnell, Alberta referendum, Taiwan arms sales, Super Intelligence, RAF Fairford, Black Sea grain, Morocco prime minister, UNHCR
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  GROK THE NEWS – Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – Hormuz talks after Trump rejection 29.09.2026 14мин

  GROK THE NEWS – Tuesday, September 29, 2026 – Hormuz talks after Trump rejectionTrump says U.S. negotiators spoke with Iran through mediators Monday. Tehran wants a written answer today on Hormuz.Full Description: GROK THE NEWS for Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Host Robert Gardner.Lead: President Donald Trump said Monday that United States negotiators spoke with Iranian officials through mediators the same day, after he rejected Tehran’s seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Qatar-mediated talks continued in New York and that he hopes for a formal U.S. reply today. No signed counteroffer or blockade change had posted by early morning in Chicago.Headlines in this edition include SpaceX Starship Flight 14 reaching orbit and deploying 26 Starlink V3 satellites; five men arrested near RAF Fairford released on police bail; a U.S. import ban on Canadian alcohol, dairy, and motorcycles taking effect; a Myanmar market airstrike in Kyauktaw; Tigray fighting around Alamata and Erebti; deadly clashes in Baidoa; a U.N. vote due on Haiti’s Gang Suppression Force; Russian drones on Kyiv; an Israeli strike that killed Hamas northern commander Izz al-Din al-Beik; U.S. visa revocations in Latin America; the U.K. resettlement scheme reopening; an Israeli demolition in Mansouri, Lebanon; Dutch diplomats ordered to surrender Ramallah credentials; Hurricane Polo’s Mexico landfall; floods in Thailand, Myanmar, and Uttar Pradesh; Putin’s order on Metro AG; Chinese aircraft near Taiwan; and Maricopa County’s SAVE check.Please like, subscribe, and comment with your city. Join us tomorrow.Motion graphics: tubebacks.comTags: Grok The News, Robert Gardner, September 29 2026, Hormuz, Iran talks, Trump, Araghchi, Starship Flight 14, RAF Fairford, Canada import ban, Kyauktaw, Tigray, Baidoa, Haiti GSF, Kyiv drones, Hamas al-Beik, SAVE, Taiwan ADIZ, Hurricane Polo
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  Grok The News - September 28, 2026 28.09.2026 15мин

  GROK THE NEWS – Monday, September 28, 2026 – Hormuz Talks This WeekTrump says Iran talks may resume this week after he rejected the seven-day Hormuz plan. Also: SAVE restored, India reviews rolls, Vucic resigns.Full Description: Grok The News for Monday, September 28, 2026, the weekend-catch edition with host Robert Gardner.Lead: President Donald Trump told Axios on Sunday he expects talks with Iran this week, one day after rejecting Tehran’s seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran still wants an official U.S. reply. The IRGC Navy claimed it captured an unmanned submarine in the strait. Tanker Trackers said Gulf crude clearances have roughly doubled under U.S. escort.World headlines: the Supreme Court SAVE stay; India’s Election Commission software review; the Senate’s 49-50 Iran war-powers vote; a Saudi strike on a Taiz market and French air defenses for Yanbu; Sunday Ukraine-Russia deaths and Friday’s ArcelorMittal halt; United Russia’s 349-seat certification; Lula’s betting ban; TPLF’s capture of Erebti; a U.S.-China AI safety channel; an $810 million spending cancellation; Vucic’s resignation; Switzerland’s neutrality referendum; Palestinian list registration; Fairford arrests; Afghan and Pakistani militant tallies; Baidoa fighting; Hurricanes Polo and Nolo; Sudan’s Sodri claim; and Netanyahu’s reported UAE visit.Join us tomorrow to GROK THE NEWS.Tags: Grok The News, Robert Gardner, Hormuz, Iran, Trump, Araghchi, SAVE, Supreme Court, India Election Commission, Vucic, Switzerland neutrality, Fairford, Tigray, Lula, Ukraine, United Russia, Netanyahu
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  Grok The News 9/25/26 26.09.2026 18мин

  Greetings Humanity! Let's GROK THE NEWS!I'm broadcast veteran Robert Gardner, using Grok to daily help me find and summarize the most important news around the world. Each weekday, I edit and deliver a newscast, about twenty minutes in length, that looks closely at the top story in the world, followed by numerous stories of international interest. I am Christian and conservative, and this shows in the opinions I offer, which are separate from the raw facts of the news I report. Having served 25 years as a radio journalist, I can tell you that EVERY reporter and news editor has opinions. I'm just honest about mine!