🇺🇸❌🇧🇭 — A new explosion has been reported in Bahrain.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Three members of the same family were killed in an earlier today US strike in Hormozgan Province, Iran, Iranian media reports.

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🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️ — Iran's oil minister says exports will "continue as usual" despite reimposed US sanctions.

➡️ Minister Mohsen Paknejad said Iran has "long established the necessary structures" to counter US sanctions, and that "these mechanisms" remained in place throughout the 60-day waiver period.

➡️ The US Treasury reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil sales on July 7, alongside US strikes on Iran.

➡️ Iran has historically relied on a shadow fleet of tankers to circumvent sanctions, exporting roughly 50 million barrels in June — mostly to China, per TankerTrackers.

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🇮🇷🇺🇸⚡️— Iran's acting Defense Minister Brigadier General Ibn al-Reza, speaking at Iran Electronics Industries (SAIRAN), says the country's defense industry has not been halted by the "third imposed war" and is continuing its technological advancement through domestic expertise.

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🇺🇸🇨🇳⚡️ — Chinese-born American seismologist Youlin Chen has gone on trial in China on espionage charges after nearly two years in detention, Reuters reports.

➡️ Chinese state security arrested Chen at Beijing Capital Airport on November 5, 2024, as he prepared to return to Boston following a family visit and university lectures.

➡️ Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Chen "wrongfully detained" in March 2026; his wife reports he has lost 30–40 pounds under harsh conditions including forced immobility and inadequate medical care.

➡️ Espionage convictions in China carry a possible life sentence or death penalty; his wife fears a pre-determined guilty verdict.

➡️ President Trump raised the case with Xi Jinping during a May 2026 state visit; the trial comes ahead of Xi's planned September visit to the U.S.

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🇮🇷❌🇺🇸 — WATCH: IRGC launches second wave of missiles under Operation "Nasr 2" targeting US military assets.

➡️ Fattah and Kheibar Shekan missiles fired at US radar installations and military targets in Jordan.

➡️ Fateh-110 and Zulfiqar missiles used against US positions across the broader region.

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🇺🇸⚡️ — Trump appears to have confused his disapproval rating for his approval rating, posting a 59% figure on Truth Social that matches his disapproval — not approval — in major polls.

➡️ The New York Times polling average places his actual approval at 39% and disapproval at 58–59%.

➡️ Nate Cohn, The Times' chief political analyst, noted Trump's ratings have fallen to a historic low.

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🇮🇷❌🇧🇭🇺🇸 — Explosions reported in Bahrain.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — 5x explosions heard in western Bandar Abbas. - IRIB.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Explosions reported in Bushehr and Kermanshah, according to local monitoring channels.

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🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — US Airstrike against Bushehr, Iran.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — Additional images of the US strike on Bushehr now.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — CONFIRMED: Multiple explosions reported in Bushehr and Jegadak, Iran, Fars News reports.

➡️Residents in both Bushehr and Jegadak heard several blasts moments ago.

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🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — 4x sites in Bushehr city have been struck, according to the city's deputy governor.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — A US airstrike has hit the Radio Communications and Regulatory Organization building in Bandar Abbas, SNN reports.

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🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️ — Gulf stock markets open lower Tuesday amid energy supply fears tied to escalating US-Iran tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.

➡️ Dubai's benchmark index fell more than 1%, though Emirates NBD bucked the trend, rising 1.2%.

➡️ Abu Dhabi's main index slipped 0.3%.

➡️ Saudi Arabia's benchmark index dropped 0.2%, dragged by a 0.5% decline in Al Rajhi Bank shares.

➡️ The declines follow Washington's reimposition of a naval blockade on Iran, with ongoing exchanges around the Strait of Hormuz stoking fears of global energy supply disruptions.

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