Daily Brief: Evening — August 8, 2026

The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition · Aug 8, 2026 · 4m

The Piaz Evening Brief for Saturday, August 8, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. A Saudi intelligence official met with Iraq's Prime Minister today to re-extend an invitation to Riyadh. This invitation was previously canceled after deadly joint U.S.-Saudi actions in the region. In this brief: 1. Saudi Intelligence Chief Renews Riyadh Invitation to Iraqi PM Following Joint US-Saudi Strikes (Al Jazeera - Middle East) 2. An Open Letter to the Trump Administration on Lebanese-Israeli Negotiations (CGTN - World) 3. US Intelligence and Ukraine: A Complex Alliance…