🇺🇸⚡- Interestingly, Morris Katz, a close advisor to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and who has worked with multiple left-wing populist campaigns, is advising Graham Platner to remain in the race, according to the New York Post.

Katz, according to Platner’s account, approached and selected Platner to run for the Maine seat, as they were looking for working-class, disgruntled veterans to run against Susan Collins.

Katz likely wishes to see the Graham Platner project through and ascertain the electoral viability of Democratic candidates after scandals emerge, as the GOP has done with President Trump.

🛢 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 The U.S. Treasury has canceled the June 21 license that allowed Iran to produce, ship, and sell crude oil, and has begun winding it down.

https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260707

📎 Open Source Intel

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "U.S. Central Command forces have begun launching a series of powerful strikes against Iran to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway. The U.S. strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire," - U.S. CENTCOM.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 - US struck:

- Sirik, southern Iran, 8+ times.
- Qeshm Island and its surrounding water-spaces, 10+ times.
- Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, 3+ times.

Footage shows U.S. attacks on Bandar Abbas.

🇺🇸🇮🇱⚡- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who's currently attending the NATO summit in Ankara, will travel to Israel tomorrow.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: Iranian state media, Fars News Agency, confirms that anti-ship missiles were launched, citing Middle East Spectator (MES)

After follow up, we can confirm at least half a dozen anti-ship missiles and drones were launched towards targets in the Persian Gulf waters.

@Middle_East_Spectator

—❗️🇮🇷/🇧🇭 NEW: Explosions have been heard in Bahrain

@Middle_East_Spectator

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- "U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces completed a new round of offensive strikes against Iran, July 7, hitting over 80 targets with precision munitions as an immediate response to Iran's latest attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. forces struck Iranian air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities, and more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats in and near the strait to degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking international commerce flowing through the international trade corridor.

Iran recently attacked three commercial vessels transiting the strait including Marshall Islands-flagged M/T Al Rekayyat, Saudi Arabia-flagged M/T Wedyan, and Liberian-flagged M/T Cyprus Prosperity. The unwarranted aggression by Iranian forces is a clear and dangerous violation of the ceasefire and undermines freedom of navigation.

CENTCOM forces remain postured and prepared to hold Iran accountable when the agreement is not adhered to or obeyed." - US Central Command.

🇺🇸⚡️- The Michigan Senate Democratic Primary debate was held tonight between DSA aligned Abdul El-Sayed and Democrat Haley Stevens.

Focus groups and initial respondents showed that El-Sayed edged out slightly ahead in his debate performance against Stevens.

🇧🇭🇮🇷⚡️- "The Iranian military launched drones at Bahrain." - Axios, citing US officials.

🇺🇸⚡️- "The Justice Department sent letters to at least 10 states on Tuesday threatening criminal prosecution of top election officials if ballots cast by noncitizens were counted in upcoming elections." - The New York Times.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- BREAKING: US Air Force strikes against Kharg Island.