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The United States announced the revocation of its authorization for Iranian oil sales on Tuesday, July 7, following a series of Iranian attacks on commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said that it was revoking Iran-related General License X, the June 21 authorization that allowed the “production, delivery, and sale” of Iranian crude oil, petrochemical products, and petroleum products. The authorization has been replaced with General License X1 for a wind-down period, which is expected to run until July 17.

Navy officials have identified Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards, commanding officer of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5, as the sailor who went missing after an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush crashed last week into the Arabian Sea.
Edwards was one of four crewmembers on board the helicopter. The other three sailors survived and were recovered.
“The thoughts and prayers of every member of the Carrier Strike Group 10 team are with the Edwards family.” Rear Adm. Todd Cimicata, commander, Carrier Strike Group 10, said in a statement.

Putin’s Next Crisis: The war in Ukraine has taken a toll on Russia. The country has suffered nearly a million and a half casualties. Attacks on its gas and oil infrastructure have caused widespread gas shortages in 56 of Russia’s 83 regions. The economy is teetering on the edge, and the news keeps getting worse.

Half a million Russian citizens went bankrupt in 2025, up 33 percent from the year before, as Russian President Vladimir Putin risks an “explosive” banking crisis, an intelligence report from an unnamed European country has warned.

Delivering timely military data to warfighters in the air, at sea or on the battlefield has almost always meant bridging insurmountable technical chasms. That’s starting to change as defense leaders shift their perspective on what it means to operate “at the edge.”
“The edge no longer just means that literal front line of the battlefield. It really is where airmen and guardians are operating and conducting their day-to-day business operations.

Ukraine’s long-range missile and drone strikes continue, with one of the most devastating long-range attacks of the war occurring overnight into Tuesday, July 7. The strikes targeted Moscow and at least 15 other Russian regions with more than 400 drones.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed to intensify strikes deep inside Russia following the attacks, while Russian authorities said that their air defenses had intercepted hundreds of drones.

In the last 24 hours, Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks against Moscow, with more than 430 drones taking part in the operation.

This comes after Zelensky vowed to retaliate against the most recent Russian drone/missile attack against Kyiv.

Tu-160M Bomber Air Force. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

According to initial reports, most, if not all, of the drones were intercepted by air defense systems, and no damage/impacts were recorded.

Ukraine’s planned 40-day, long-range strike campaign against Russia has weeks left, but we may already have an idea of where this is headed.

The campaign goes above and beyond just destroying military targets in Russia; it is a deliberate attempt to damage the economic system that keeps Putin’s war running. And it’s working so far.

Putin Is Speaking Image from the Russian Federation Government End of 2024

The strategy proved to be effective yet again this week when Ukrainian drones struck the Omsk oil refinery in Siberia – the largest Russian refinery.

Despite crude oil levels remaining low, oil prices, which have reached pre-conflict levels, may have given President Trump some much-needed leverage over Iran.

The Iranians had closed off the strategic waterway, the Strait of Hormuz, threatening any tankers or container ships that entered the Strait with missiles, drones, or attacks by small speedboats.

141208-N-WD464-386 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 8, 2014) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) prepares for flight operations in the Arabian Gulf. Carl Vinson is deployed in the U.S.

The Navy’s program acquisition executive for strategic systems programs is launching a Next Generation Undersea Security Initiative focused on unmanned systems, autonomy and other high-tech capabilities that could enhance and protect the sea service’s assets.
The SSP office is responsible for developing and sustaining sea-based nuclear forces and other advanced weapon systems.

Ukraine has found a way to strangle Russia until it cries for mercy.

The biggest Ukrainian drone attack in two years happened overnight on July 6 against civilian targets in Moscow.

A U.S. M1A1 Abrams tank needed for training the Armed Forces of Ukraine awaits offloading at Grafenwoehr, Germany, May 14, 2023. The M1A1 training is expected to last several weeks and will include live fire, crew qualification, maneuver, and maintainer training. Armed Forces of Ukraine training is conducted by 7th Army Training Command at Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas in Germany on behalf of U.S.