French Arms Deployment:

French President Emmanuel Macron signed a roadmap allowing Ukraine to mass-produce French-designed cruise missiles and air defense interceptors locally, alongside an order for Rafale fighter jets.

On-the-ground Escalation:

Hours after the Paris announcement, Russia launched a fresh wave of ballistic missile attacks targeting Kyiv and drone strikes in Zaporizhzhia, while Vladimir Putin warned of increasingly powerful retaliatory strikes.


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🇱🇧⚡️ Lebanon: Intense Drone Activity Reported Across Multiple Sectors

Beirut Airspace: The Red Alert Lebanon tracking system has detected heavy Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) activity over the southern suburbs of Beirut (Dahiyeh).

Concentration Areas: Alert frequencies are currently clustered over Ghobeiry, Burj El Brajneh, and Burj Hammoud.

Bekaa Valley: Simultaneous drone activity and low-altitude reconnaissance flights have also been reported near Zahle.


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🇸🇦🇾🇪 Yemen-Saudi Border: Intense Reconnaissance Air Activity Reported


The Event: Security tracking sources report intense, low-altitude reconnaissance and spying flight activity by Saudi aircraft along the Saudi-Yemeni border.


Strategic Context: This heightened aerial surveillance follows recent regional tensions and cross-border security deployments. The border zone remains highly sensitive, with both sides maintaining strict military readiness amid fragile diplomatic and truce dynamics in the ongoing Yemeni theater.

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🇮🇹⚡️ ROME SUMMIT: Lebanon-Israel Direct Talks Enter Sixth Round

The Event: The sixth round of direct negotiations between Lebanese government representatives and Israeli officials has officially commenced in Rome, Italy.

The Controversy: While officially centered on border demarcation and security coordination, the meetings have faced sharp domestic criticism, with opposition factions characterizing the direct engagement as a move toward normalization.

Context: The talks are being held under tight international diplomatic supervision, highlighting the deep political divisions and high strategic stakes surrounding direct contact between Beirut and Tel Aviv.

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📌 Article Review: "The System That Needed Lindsey Graham"
Author: Thomas S. Karat | Date: July 14, 2026

The Premise: Following Senator Lindsey Graham’s sudden death on Saturday from an aortic dissection at age 71, Karat bypasses standard eulogies to deliver a sharp institutional indictment.

Core Argument: Graham was not a systemic anomaly, but a manufactured product of Washington's war machine. Despite being consistently wrong on the catastrophic outcomes of U.S. interventions (Iraq, Libya, Syria), he was repeatedly promoted to powerful defense-funding committees (Budget, Appropriations) rather than demoted.

Key Revelations: Karat highlights Graham's final hawkish push: orchestrating "Operation Midnight Hammer" against Iran by framing regime change to Donald Trump as a lucrative "real-estate transaction" linked to Iranian and Venezuelan oil reserves.

The Takeaway: Backed by defense contractor donations and amplified by media networks that prioritize hawkish certainty over accuracy, Graham's career exposes a toxic Washington incentive structure. The article concludes with a chilling warning: Graham is gone, but the machine that built him is already working to replace him.

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🔴 Continuation of "Espionage" Trials in Bahrain

The Bahraini authorities are continuing their security crackdown, with recent months witnessing harsh sentences targeting several citizens, amid human rights criticisms describing these measures as "political and malicious."
Key Trials:

🔹 Life Sentences: During May and June 2026, the Bahraini judiciary issued life imprisonment sentences against 7 citizens (3 on May 12 and 4 on June 30) on charges of "collaborating with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)." The authorities have only referred to them under general charges without officially disclosing their names.

▪️ The Case of Photographer Sayed Baqer Al-Kamel: On April 28, 2026, a 10-year prison sentence was issued against independent photographer "Sayed Baqer Al-Kamel" on charges of filming and publishing footage of a fire in the "Seef" area resulting from an Iranian missile strike.

▪️ Death in Custody: The death of prisoner Sayed Mohammad Al-Mousawi (32 years old) in late March; investigations acknowledged that he was subjected to physical assault by security forces.
These rulings come amid escalating regional tensions and widespread condemnation from opposition platforms, which view these trials as a continuation of security crackdown policies and an instrument to exert political pressure against opponents of the authorities' stance.

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🔵 A Reading of the Revolutionary Guard's Recent Statements

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has revealed new aspects of Operation "Nasr 2" through Statements (8 and 9), which can be summarized in three key dimensions:

1. Focus on Defensive Capabilities:
The focus of the operations has shifted from targeting bases to crippling the radar and defense systems of the adversary by destroying "Patriot" and "C-RAM" radars, alongside the drone control center in Bahrain.

2. Political Pressure on Host Countries:
Employing rhetoric directed at the public (as in the case of Jordan) to distinguish between host nations and US forces, aiming to increase political pressure to end the American military presence in the region.

3. Utilizing Victimhood in the Media Narrative:
Invoking the memory of the "Minab" victims and linking them to the crimes in Gaza to frame the operations both militarily and humanitarily, aiming to provide them with moral cover in the eyes of regional public opinion.

📌 Conclusion:
Operation "Nasr 2" is no longer just a military target; rather, it is an offensive campaign that combines neutralizing the opponent's technical capabilities with exerting political pressure on their allies. The confirmation of ongoing operations means the target map is poised to expand.

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🚨 Continued Airstrikes on Southern Iran and Lebanon

▪️ In Iran:
The Deputy for Security Affairs in Bushehr Province announced that four locations in the city of Bushehr were subjected to aerial bombardment this afternoon, describing the attack as a "continuation of the truce violation."
The attacks targeted vital areas, including the perimeter surrounding certain activities and military sites, amid the full mobilization of emergency services and security forces.
In a related development, reports indicated that consecutive explosions were heard in the city of Bandar Abbas and other areas in the south of the country. Despite the intensity of the attacks, local authorities confirmed that no casualties have been recorded so far, noting that the situation in Bushehr remains under control.

▪️ In Lebanon:
Aerial bombardment continued on southern Lebanon, where intensive airstrikes targeted the "Zawtar" area in the vicinity of the city of Nabatiyeh, amid continuous overflights by fighter jets in Lebanese airspace, reflecting the expanding scope of regional targeting.

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🔴 After 146 days of disruption, the Iranian Parliament resumes its public sessions

After a five-month hiatus due to war conditions, Iranian members of parliament returned to the assembly hall today. The session witnessed the overwhelming approval of the "Emergency Session Convening Plan"—a strategic step granting the presidium the authority to hold sessions virtually or in alternative locations to ensure legislative work continues regardless of security conditions, aiming to avoid a repeat of the parliament's recent "passivity."

📌 Key Outcomes of the Session:

1. Hajibabaei's Position: In a brief speech, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament emphasized absolute loyalty to the leadership and adherence to core principles, framing the recent understanding with America as a result of Washington reaching a dead end.

2. Changes in the "National Security Committee":
The committee saw notable changes, as the most hardline figures regarding negotiations (such as Mr. Mahmoud Nabavian and Ebrahim Rezaei) were removed from their leadership positions within the committee, while Ebrahim Azizi was retained as its chairman.

These moves are interpreted as an attempt to regulate the pace of the parliament and unify the official rhetoric regarding foreign understandings, preparing for a new phase of political work under the umbrella of the state's general policies.

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Tweet by Ebrahim Rezaei (dated July 3, 2026):

"The Zionist entity's war minister's threat to assassinate the leader of the Iranian nation is a logical and strong reason to reconsider the nuclear doctrine, as well as Article 8 of the Islamabad Understanding."

📌 Note: The author of this tweet (Ebrahim Rezaei) was removed today from his position as the official spokesperson for the National Security Committee in Parliament.

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🔴 Al-Zaidi at the White House:

A scene that sums up a lot... with a foolish smile and words seeking approval, Al-Zaidi meets Trump in Washington.

Trump does not hide his happiness with the guest, whom he sees as the "greatest representative" who will place the key to Iraq's oil in his hands, returning to utter his famous phrase,

"We love Iraq."

But in reality, love here has only one face: the love of oil and deals, and nothing else.


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🔴 Trump wraps a looting agenda with Al-Zaidi's endorsement: Oil deals on the ruins of sovereignty and justice

Intense statements mapped out a new phase in relations between the two countries, focusing in essence on transitioning from military partnership to economic-oil cooperation, and Baghdad’s stance on Iranian influence.

Economic Partnership and Military Presence

President Trump affirmed his conviction that there is no need for a continued US military presence in Iraq, noting that American oil companies will enter Iraq to extract massive quantities of oil at unprecedented levels, describing this economic cooperation as making

"beautiful music"

between the two countries.

For his part, the Iraqi Prime Minister stressed that the visit aims to shape the future of the relationship beyond just the military aspect, deeming his security forces capable of protecting the country, and emphasizing his commitment to restricting weapons to state control after September 30th.

The Iranian File and the Assassination of Soleimani and Al-Muhandis

President Trump took a sharp stance against Iran, describing it as a

"burden"

on Iraq and a

"bully"

to Middle Eastern nations, pointing out that Iranian military capabilities have significantly declined over the past four months, which reduces Iranian influence in Iraq.

In justifying the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, Trump asserted that he made the decision to eliminate him because Soleimani had complete control over Iran and Tehran's leaders feared him.

Trump referred to Al-Muhandis as a

"very bad guy"

who was with Soleimani at the moment of the strike, describing him as a

"leader."

He asserted that Iran was the one who
"shot first"
in the confrontations that followed, prompting the United States to respond forcefully.

In a notable reaction to the discussion surrounding the martyrdom of Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the Iraqi Prime Minister avoided dwelling on the past, emphasizing his focus on the country's political and economic present and future.

Discussing the costs of the war on terror, he pointed out that Iraq paid a steep and devastating price for its infrastructure during its battles against terrorist organizations, demanding a fair share for Iraq in the oil market.

Relationship Between the Two Leaders

Trump expressed explicit support for the Iraqi Prime Minister, describing him as someone who would become one of the greatest leaders in the Middle East, noting that the United States helped him achieve his position, and that he expects him to remain in power for a long time, while expressing satisfaction with the path Baghdad is taking regarding disarming armed factions.

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Several hangars housing weapons, ship and aircraft spare parts belonging to the enemy, as well as stationing platforms for MQ-9 UAVs, were targeted in the third wave.

Public Relations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC):

🔹 The zealous fighters of the Naval and Aerospace Forces, in the third wave of "Operation Nasr 2" under the slogan "Ya Zayn al-Abidin (AS)," carried out a joint missile and drone operation hours ago. During the operation, they destroyed several hangars housing weapons, ship and aircraft spare parts belonging to the enemy at the "Sheikh Isa" base in Bahrain, and targeted stationing platforms for MQ-9 UAVs at the "Ali Al Salem" base in Kuwait, resulting in the destruction of or damage to several of them.

🔹 These attacks come in response to the aggressions launched this afternoon by the child-killing US occupation military against a number of coastal stations belonging to our armed forces.