🇮🇶 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — Iraq has closed some border crossings with Iran and suspended certain flights. If these measures continue, Tehran could face significant pressure.

🔴 Iraq has been a crucial support for Iran recently, with both countries maintaining close ties. Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz to Iraqi vessels, approved by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, except for one reported attack.

🔴 If U.S. pressure on Baghdad influenced Iraq's actions, the situation could change significantly.

🔴 Security sources report these measures, but the Iraqi government has not yet made an official announcement.

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⚡️ — It's still very early, so I won't speculate or rush to any conclusions.

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🇮🇶 🇮🇷 🇸🇦 ⚡️ — The complete closure of the Shalamcheh border crossing.

🔴 This happened after a drone attack from Iraqi territory targeted an oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia.

🔴 According to the Saudi network "Al Arabiya," Iraqi officials closed the Shalamcheh, Shibe, and Mandali border crossings with Iran following an attack by Iran-backed militias on Saudi Arabia.

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🇸🇦 ⚡️ — Tonight, Ansar Allah attacked King Fahd Air Base in Taif Province, Saudi Arabia, with MRBM/SRBM ballistic missiles and possibly Samad drones. The base includes several main wings with various fighters and helicopters:

🔴 RSAF 2 Wing: Includes the 3rd, 10th, and 80th squadrons for Eurofighter Typhoon jets.

🔴 RSAF 10 Wing: Contains the 5th and 34th squadrons for F-15C/D fighters, and the 94th squadron for modern F-15SA fighters.

🔴 RSAF 9 Wing: Responsible for rotary-wing operations (helicopters) with the 14th, 33rd, and 44th squadrons, featuring Bell 412 and AB412EP helicopters for search and rescue and logistical transport missions.

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🇾🇪 🇸🇦 ⚡️ — Yemeni missiles strike Saudi Arabia's Sharurah province

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🇸🇾 💥 — A prisoner set his bed on fire during an attempted transfer to Aleppo prison, resulting in over 20 casualties.

🔴 What Kurdish sources originally claimed to be martyrs that had sacrifice themselves turned out to simply be the casualties of one idiot.

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🇦🇪 🇮🇱 🇬🇷 ⚡️ — Israel refuses to transfer source code in a $3.5 billion air defense deal

Moshe Patel, head of the Israeli Missile Defense Organization, confirmed that the core source code for the command and control system of an air defense system valued at $3.5 billion will not be shared with Greece. This exclusion was part of the licensing agreement signed in August, marking Israel's largest arms export deal to date.

🔴 The withholding of the source code raises concerns about the independence of the Greek military, as local technicians need access to maintain and update the system independently.

🔴 The Israeli Ministry of Defense stated it would develop a "Greek source code" under exclusive Greek control. This is the first deal of its kind where Israel provides Greece with a comprehensive defense system against threats ranging from drones to ballistic missiles, with plans to expand exports to competing countries like the United Arab Emirates.

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🇾🇪 ❗️ — The Houthis said their forces seized large quantities of military equipment belonging to about 30 brigades, including armored vehicles, tanks, artillery, and anti-armor weapons.

🔴 The seized equipment included Oshkosh, Namr, and Shibl armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery, hundreds of armed four-wheel-drive vehicles, Kornet and TOW anti-tank missiles, B-10 recoilless rifles, and surveillance radars.

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🇮🇷 💥 — About an hour ago violent clashes took place between security forces and terrorist groups in the city of Saravan in Iran's Baluchistan province.

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🇮🇷 ⚡️ — The clearing operation in Saravan ended, with all the terrorists killed.

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🇺🇸 ❌ 🇮🇷 🇨🇳 🇯🇴 ⁉️ — Chinese satellite images allegedly aided Iran in targeting; U.S. accounts of the deadly attack on Al-Azraq base

According to the New York Post, citing the Wall Street Journal, U.S. officials claim that Iran received high-resolution satellite images from "Chinese entities" before the July 17, 2026, missile attack on the "Muwaffaq Salti" (Al-Azraq) airbase in Jordan. Washington alleges that these images were linked to an attack that resulted in the deaths of three American soldiers and injuries to four others; additional satellite images were reportedly provided to Iran after the attack.

🔴 U.S. officials have not disclosed the names of the Chinese companies or entities involved and have not directly accused the Chinese government of participating in the attack. The report also notes previous reports on the IRGC's access to Chinese satellite services and ground stations, but it remains unclear if the same entities were involved in providing images related to the Al-Azraq base. Chinese officials have demanded evidence in response to these claims.

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⚡️ — A number of Houthi fighters were killed and captured during a failed advance on the city of Marib

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🇮🇶 ❌ 🇮🇷 ⚡️ — Iraqi security agencies began administrative and security reorganization operations at a number of border crossings with Iran, requiring their closure, while the Zurbatiyah and Al-Mundhiriyah crossings remain open to passenger movement.

🔴 Authorities are intensifying intelligence work, investigation, and scrutiny to determine the circumstances of breaches and violations at these crossings and to “devise appropriate solutions”.

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⚡️ — Houthi Ansar Allah forces have suffered heavy losses during their attempted advance into Marib

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