Russia continues to increase its attacks against Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine as the war escalates even further.
Amidst the backdrop of Ukrainian attacks on fuel refineries throughout Russia and cargo ships in the Sea of Azov, Putin is doubling down on his war in Ukraine, seeking to destroy the country’s military-industrial complex.
Tu-160 Bomber from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Russia Tu-160 Bomber on Tarmac. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
America escalated militarily against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
On the sixth day of the return to war, Washington expanded its targeting of key Iranian military facilities.
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Russia has been at war in Ukraine for four and a half years, and in that time it has been facing major sanctions from the U.S., the European Union, and other entities.
This has led to possible short-term trouble for the Russian economy, including a potential banking crisis, according to a new report.
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The Strait of Hormuz Is Emptying Again–and the Stakes Have Never Been Higher: Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz (SoH), a critical chokepoint for global energy supplies, has again fallen to near-zero levels since the resumption of hostilities between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Because of those hostilities, the US has both continued its aerial bombardment of the Islamic Republic and imposed its naval counter-blockade of the SoH.
Why Ukraine Is Targeting the Sea of Azov: It is an established fact that Ukraine’s ongoing long-range strikes against Russia are intended to raise the cost of sustaining the war, but recent strikes against cargo ships and Russian-linked vessels suggest that Kyiv is also doing something more. Ukraine, it seems, is turning one of Russia’s safest logistical corridors into an enormous headache, putting pressure on the Russian economy and creating Moscow’s own Strait of Hormuz-style crisis.
Kyiv said on Thursday, July 16, that it had struck at least 11 more Russian-linked vessels.
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The Strait of Hormuz handles around one-fifth of global oil trade. Understandably, the Islamic Republic views this chokepoint as an “unbreakable red line”.
In a recent interview on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Vice President JD Vance described two factions in Iran: the “crazies” and the “pragmatists,” With the breakdown of the MoU indicating the “crazies” are currently winning the internal policy battle.
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While the United States has intensified its airstrikes against Iran, centering its attacks in the south along the coastal region, and other deep strikes, it also fired Hellfire missiles on an empty tanker that was headed for Kharg Island, after it attempted to run the US Navy’s blockade.
Iran responded on Thursday with several attacks using missiles and drones targeting Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, which host US bases.
B-1B Lancer Bomber in Museum in Dayton, Ohio. Image Credit: Harry J. Kazianis/National Security Journal.
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