⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 — Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of U.S. Central Command, recommended the Pentagon and White House terminate the current wave of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, stating military effectiveness has reached its "peak" — Axios citing sources familiar with the position.

➡️ The recommendation influenced President Trump’s Friday decision to pause strikes against Iran after he reviewed a new attack plan. Although Trump was reportedly inclined to resume large-scale operations earlier in the week, his position shifted by Friday afternoon following briefings from senior advisors on the limitations of continued military action.

➡️ Cooper’s assessment highlighted that two weeks of operations have significantly eroded Iran’s military capacity to target vessels, with most marked targets around the Strait already neutralized. He noted that the remaining 20% of targets identified during "Operation Epic Fury" would require a return to large-scale military engagement to destroy.

➡️ The Commander emphasized that if the administration's policy is to avoid further escalation, continuing the current cycle of attack waves offers no additional strategic value. This intelligence finalized Trump’s pivot toward a diplomatic pause after nearly two weeks of sustained kinetic pressure on Iranian maritime assets.

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🚨🇾🇪🇸🇦 — Yemeni military media:

Footage of the downing and wreckage of the Saudi enemy's "Bayraktar Akinci" drone, which was shot down while carrying out hostile operations in the airspace of Al-Jawf Governorate - July 26, 2026

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⚡️🇸🇦🇮🇷🇺🇸 — A Saudi source close to the Riyadh regime characterized President Trump’s decision to freeze military expansion as "confusing," asserting that "no one trusts" his methodology while Iran is reportedly "playing" the administration — N12.

➡️ The official claimed Iran is pulling the President in conflicting directions and disputed rhetoric suggesting the campaign has ended, stating the conflict is "just beginning" and "war isn't over at all."

➡️ Expressing frustration with the interim status, the source emphasized that the current regional framework is untenable and requires a definitive transition to either a "state of war or peace."

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⚡️🇷🇺 — President Vladimir Putin asserted the Arctic is "legitimate" sovereign Russian territory during a Navy Day speech in St. Petersburg, claiming international law supports Russia’s maritime protection of strategic natural resources — Al Mayadeen.

➡️ Putin acknowledged the military operation in Ukraine necessitates significant resource allocation but stated the conflict "will end sooner or later" while characterizing Russia as the "only guarantor of Ukraine's territorial integrity."

➡️ The President declared that regions historically belonging to Poland, Hungary, and Romania "will return to their historical place" in the future and accused Kyiv of choosing to treat Moscow as an enemy.

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⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 — U.S. President Trump via Truth Social:

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⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 — US President Trump via Truth Social platform:

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⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 — U.S. President Trump via Truth Social:

No More Engines

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⚡️🇮🇷🇺🇸 — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei stated that while the U.S. is currently exchanging messages, Tehran’s priority remains defending its national sovereignty and territorial integrity — Fars News Agency.

➡️ Baqaei accused the U.S. of a "blatant and egregious violation" of the MoU personally signed by the U.S. President, asserting that "diplomacy has been betrayed" for the third time in a year following U.S. and Israeli attacks during previous negotiation phases.

➡️ The spokesperson emphasized that the MoU leaves "no room for ambiguity" and cannot be reinterpreted, framing recent U.S. actions as a direct breach of specific agreement provisions despite the formal commitment from the executive level.

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🚨🇮🇱🇱🇧 — IDF forces identified and shot down a Hezbollah reconnaissance drone in the Ali Taher area of southern Lebanon earlier today — Ynet.

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⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 — The Pentagon updated its Defense Casualty Analysis System (DCAS) on Saturday, restoring four previously removed fatalities and adding 140+ wounded from Iranian strikes, bringing the total toll since the Feb. 28 launch of Operation Epic Fury to 18 killed and 624 wounded — CNN citing DCAS and Pentagon data.

➡️ A new "Overseas Operations" category was introduced for casualties occurring since July 7, listing three Army soldiers killed in Jordan and one in Iraq during a drone detonation. This update marks a significant increase from the previous peak of 482 wounded reported last week, following data fluctuations that drew scrutiny from media and lawmakers.

➡️ Twelve Democratic members of the Senate Armed Services Committee issued a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding clarification on transparency after casualty numbers previously decreased. Acting Press Secretary Joel Valdez attributed the shifts to "temporary data disruptions," though the Pentagon has yet to define the scope of the new July 7 category or respond to formal inquiries.

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⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷 — President Donald Trump postponed a significant military escalation against Iran to facilitate diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and assess reports of "dwindling arms stocks" — Wall Street Journal citing U.S. officials.

➡️ Trump in a statement formally denied munitions depletion, asserting the U.S. maintains "far more ammunition" than any other nation and "far more than we need."

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⚡️🇮🇷🇮🇱🇺🇸🇺🇦 — Iranian National Security Committee Chairman Ebrahim Azizi:

Any attack on Iran always comes with a cost, and that remains true today; the U.S. and Israel are well aware of this.

Ukraine, too, may soon come to understand that Iran does not let actions go unanswered.

The list of those who have miscalculated continues to increase!

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⚡️🇾🇪🇸🇦 — Sana'a Government Transport Minister Mohammed Qahim accused Saudi Arabia of bombing Hodeidah Port since the onset of the conflict and issuing "threatening messages" to vessels approaching the facility — Tasnim News Agency citing Al-Masirah TV.

➡️ Qahim stated that Saudi forces destroyed port cranes and docks in recent years, inflicting structural damage that remains "difficult to repair" to date.

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⚡️🇮🇱🇺🇸 — Approximately 600 former senior Israeli officials from the IDF, Mossad, Shin Bet, and foreign affairs department issued a letter to President Trump warning that "terrorist activity by settlers" in the West Bank could prove "more devastating than the Hamas atrocities of October 7" — Ynet.

➡️ The "Commanders for Israel Security" organization sent the warning to the White House, Jared Kushner, and Steve Witkoff ahead of Trump’s meeting with PM Netanyahu, stating "only you, Mr. President, can prevent this disaster" and calling for a "strong and clear message" to avert the consequences of a multi-frontal escalation.

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⚡️🇾🇪🇮🇷 — Commodity vessel transits through Bab el-Mandeb dropped to an unconventional low of 11 on Sunday following Yemeni Houthi strikes on Saudi Red Sea oil infrastructure, while Strait of Hormuz traffic remained depressed despite a pause in U.S.-Iranian strikes — Reuters citing Kpler data.

➡️ Sunday's Bab el-Mandeb transits included seven oil tankers; two VLCCs entered the Red Sea for the port of Yanbu alongside one "Russian-linked ship," while four vessels exited, including the HK-flagged New Explorer carrying 2M barrels of Saudi/Emirati crude to Ningbo, a tanker with 1M barrels of Russian crude for China, and a vessel transporting 750k barrels of Saudi crude to Pakistan.

➡️ Strait of Hormuz daily transits fell below 10 over the weekend, totaling seven on Sunday—including three Iranian-linked product tankers—and only three on Saturday operating with "transponders switched off" (one VLCC for Qatar, one LPG tanker for Ruwais, and one Qatari naphtha tanker for Japan); Friday saw seven transits including Iraqi/UAE VLCCs and a fuel oil tanker.

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⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 — Russian Ministry of Defense:

We met the enemy with fire as our "Uragan" MLRS crew from the "Vostok" group struck fresh Ukrainian reserves.

​The strike targeted enemy forces near the settlement of Shirokoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.

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