🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — CENTCOM says U.S. forces have redirected 45 commercial vessels, disabled 2, and boarded 2 to ensure compliance since the reinforcement of the blockade on Iranian ports.

🇮🇷🇴🇲🇺🇸⚡️ — Iranian diplomats initially welcomed the Omani-brokered proposal on the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran has since demanded the right to collect shipping fees, potentially shared with Oman, along with guarantees against renewed attacks, an end to the U.S. naval blockade, and relief from oil sanctions, according to WSJ.

Senior regional officials said the U.S. and regional governments have rejected Iran's demand for shipping fees and are instead seeking guarantees that Iran and its allied groups will not threaten their territories.

🇸🇾🇮🇶⚡️ — Iraq has confirmed the deployment of Syrian troops along the Syria-Iraq border, saying the movements are being carried out in coordination with Baghdad.

The Iraqi Border Force Commander said the situation on the border remains normal, adding that there is no current security threat and that Iraqi and Syrian border forces are maintaining ongoing coordination and intelligence sharing.

🇨🇳⚡️ — CCTV News has published footage of a People's Liberation Army Air Force H-6N strategic bomber equipped with a Jinglei-1 nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missile escorted by two J-20 fighter jets.

This is the first public look of the H-6N with the Jinglei-1.

The footage was published as part of a large-scale PLA exercise against an enemy naval formation, implying the H-6N, and thus the PLA's air-based nuclear weapons capabilities, integration with broader PLA strike forces and command/sensor nodes.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — Al-Jazeera, citing a White House official, claims that reports on Iran controlling any transit in the Strait of Hormuz as part of a deal are false.

🇮🇱🇵🇸⚡️ — The IDF has tightened its strike approval process in Gaza, with all targeted strikes now requiring the authorization of Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, according to the Israeli Army Radio.

Previously, such strikes could be approved by the Southern Command chief or division commanders operating in the Strip.

Any broader escalation in operations remains a decision of Israel's political leadership.

🇺🇸⚡️ — A WIRED investigation found that a civilian medevac plane that crashed in New Mexico in May 2026 may have been brought down in part by a U.S. military GPS-jamming exercise.

The Beechcraft King Air lost GPS navigation while the military was conducting its annual NAVFEST electronic warfare exercise at White Sands Missile Range. The pilots, flying at night with limited visual references, requested assistance from air traffic control but became disoriented after switching to a visual approach and flew into the Capitan Mountains, killing all four people aboard.

The crash resulted from a combination of military GPS interference, an inexperienced crew, heavy air traffic controller workload, and difficult nighttime conditions.

The official investigation is still ongoing, but if WIRED's findings hold, this would be the first known civilian aircraft crash in the U.S. in which military GPS jamming played a contributing role.

🇺🇸⚡️ — The UFC lost around $30 million on its Freedom 250 event at the White House in June.

The promotion was able to offset part of the deficit through sponsorship deals, media exposure, and commercial partnerships.

🇾🇪❌🇸🇦 — Agence France-Presse, citing a regional source, reports the main radar at Najran Regional Airport, southern Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border, suffered extensive damage due to Ansarallah UAV impacts.

🇮🇷🇪🇺🇸🇦⚡️ — Iran is considering a proposal that would have European and Gulf countries make voluntary financial contributions toward the upkeep of the Strait of Hormuz as part of a broader agreement to reopen the strategic waterway, The Telegraph reports.

The proposal would establish a voluntary fund, modeled on the Strait of Malacca burden-sharing arrangement, to help finance navigation management, environmental protection, search-and-rescue operations, and other maritime services.

Under the reported plan, vessels entering the Gulf would transit a route near Iran, while outbound traffic would use a channel closer to Oman, aligning with previous reports by other outlets.

A UN source said mandatory tolls would not be legally enforceable, but a voluntary funding mechanism could be explored through the International Maritime Organization.

🇩🇰🇱🇻🪖⚡️ — Denmark will deploy a combat battalion to Latvia in the coming days as part of the Canadian-led NATO Multinational Brigade Latvia, reinforcing the alliance's eastern flank.

The deployment will see tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, and other military equipment transported through Danish ports before troops arrive later this month for a mission lasting until January 2027.

This marks the fifth Danish combat battalion deployment to Latvia since 2022, aimed at strengthening NATO's deterrence posture against Russia.

🇸🇾🇸🇾⚡️ — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met with SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi at the People's Palace in Damascus this evening.

The meeting focused on completing the implementation of the January 29 agreement between Damascus and the SDF, including advancing the integration of SDF structures into Syrian state institutions.

🇪🇸🇲🇦⚡️ — Spain says 70,000 out of 72,000 migrants that entered Ceuta in last week's mass border crossing have returned to Morocco.

🇺🇸⚡️ — Lockheed Martin is in talks to secure domestic supplies of the critical minerals scandium and germanium as the Trump administration pushes U.S. defense contractors to reduce reliance on China, according to Reuters.

Lockheed has reached a preliminary agreement with NioCorp Developments to purchase 15 metric tons of scandium annually from its planned Nebraska mine beginning in 2028. The company is also negotiating long-term germanium supply deals with Teck Resources and 5N Plus, though pricing and contract duration remain unresolved.

The minerals are used in military systems, including F-35 fighter jets, Patriot missiles, aircraft alloys, and infrared sensors.

🇶🇦📞🇺🇸 — Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a phone call with President Trump earlier today to discuss the latest developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations.

The two leaders discussed efforts to bridge the remaining differences between Washington and Tehran to reach a lasting diplomatic solution.

The Emir stressed the importance of resolving disputes through diplomacy and adhering to the commitments outlined in the U.S.-Iran MoU.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — The U.S. military has depleted nearly 80% of its THAAD interceptors and about half of its Patriot missile interceptors compared with pre-war stockpiles, according to CNN.

The U.S. Army has used virtually all of its precision long-range surface-to-surface missiles during the conflict, prompting warnings from senior commanders that U.S. munitions stockpiles are becoming "dangerously low."

Concerns over dwindling interceptor inventories, combined with intelligence assessments and pressure from Gulf allies worried about their own air defenses, were among the factors that persuaded some of President Trump's senior advisers to support calling off planned large-scale military operations over the weekend.

Officials from Gulf states have also warned that shortages of U.S.-supplied air defense interceptors could leave them more vulnerable to potential Iranian missile and drone attacks if the war escalates further.