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Updated: 2026-07-27
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According to a statement from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a meeting was recently held on Ukraine’s long-range strike campaign against Russia. During the meeting, which …
According to the Romanian Ministry of Defense, for the third time in just as many days, a Romanian F-16 shot down what was presumably a Russian drone that violated Romanian airspac…
According to TankerTrackers, the merchant vessel identified by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) as the Mozambique-flagged M/T Lavine is the same ship operating under the name M/T Dis…
As mentioned in yesterday’s assessment (now available for general access), the Strait of Hormuz and its administration remains the primary point of contention between the U.S. and …
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Iranian state media outlet Tasnim News reports that an oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after striking a naval mine while transiting outside Iran's designated shipping r…
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center has issued an advisory for vessels transiting the Southern Red Sea near the Bab al Mandeb Strait after receiving a report from a…
The New York Times reports that President Donald J. Trump has, for now, paused plans to significantly expand U.S. strikes against Iran after senior military leaders warned that doi…

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