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September 17th, 2026: U.S. Destroys Iranian Boats & China Supercharges Cyber Spying

September 17, 2026·21 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The episode covers escalating U.S.-Iran tensions after American forces destroyed two Iranian boats attempting to seize a U.S. unmanned surface drone near the Strait of Hormuz, a new report on Chinese hackers using AI to enhance cyber espionage, and the FBI’s disruption of a Russian plot t

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Mike BakerYuri KromayevAnton GrunisRobert Brody

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