Extreme decrease of U.S. airstrikes Iran the past 48 hours.

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Combined cargo throughput at Syria’s Tartus and Latakia ports is estimated to have increased from ~2.2 million tonnes in Jan–July 2025 to ~3.7 million tonnes in Jan–July 2026, representing growth of around 65%.

The recovery was driven by stronger container flows, general cargo, food commodities, construction materials, and industrial bulk cargo.

Annual 2026 throughput is estimated at approximately 6–6.5 million tonnes, with 2027 projected at 6.5–7.5 million tonnes as modernization and trade recovery continue.

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A de facto ceasefire is currently in effect, with Oman mediating behind-the-scenes discussions regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

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The Qatari Ministry of Transportation announces that starting tomorrow, all restrictions on boating within the country will be lifted.

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📌The "Pride and Dignity" tent has been dismantled, following an order from President Ahmed al-Shar'a.
📌This occurred after a delegation from the Presidential office, sent by the President and represented by Sheikh Saif_al-Hamoud_al-Jarba arrived.
📌 An agreement was reached to form a delegation of revolutionaries from Hasakah to meet with the President and explain the concerns of the Hasakah governorate with the continued YPG/PKK presence in the governorate.

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U.S. airstrikes over the past couple of weeks targeted nearly no major Iranian underground missile and drone production and storage facilities in central Iran, leaving Iran’s missile and drone capabilities largely unharmed.

Meaning Iran has had nearly three months to rehabilitate these sites and refill its stockpiles.

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Despite a de facto ceasefire with Iran, CENTCOM continues to pour personnel and military equipment into the Middle East region.

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The second session of the new Syrian Parliament is scheduled for July 26, tomorrow.

A special committee has finished drafting the parliament’s internal regulations and will submit it for debate and a vote.

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Since the start of the U.S.–Iran back-and-forth, Gulf countries and U.S. forces in Jordan, Iraq and gulf countries have been consuming an estimated 8–10 Patriot interceptors per day against Iranian missiles.

As of July 2026, Patriot PAC-3 MSE production is about 1.7 missiles per day (~52 per month), meaning current usage is roughly 5× higher than production.

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❗️🇺🇦/🇮🇷 NEW: Iranian Foreign Ministry: The Ukrainian chargé d'affaires has been summoned following a Ukrainian attack on a commercial ship in the Caspian Sea.

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❗️🇵🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: Smotrich: We have decided to build hundreds of new housing units in the settlement of Eli and to expand it threefold.

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Syrian Parliament:

The committee for drafting the internal regulations has completed the preparation of a preliminary draft, which has been legally approved and will be presented to the Assembly for a vote today, Sunday, July 26, 2026.

This is the second session of the People's Assembly in the current legislative term.

The committee was formed based on a decision by the Speaker of the People's Assembly and consists of 17 members. It met for four days last week to discuss and finalize the draft.

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Main tasks for the upcoming months include:

- Assigning a committee of legal experts, including members of parliament with legal backgrounds, judges, and law professors, to draft a new [permanent] Syrian Constitution. The committee will have an advisory and technical role only, while parliament will debate, amend, and approve the final text.

- Issuing its first [binding] laws to create the legal framework for transitioning from indirect selection committees to broad, direct national elections once state infrastructure and voter rolls allow.

- Under Article 26 of Syria’s 2025 Interim Constitutional Declaration, approving the state’s general budget is a core legislative power of the People’s Assembly, meaning from now on Syria’s annual budget will be debated and voted on in parliament.

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