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In a somewhat unusual episode, Ukraine briefly came under threat of a ballistic missile attack from Iran. Following an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian, the Foreign Ministry of Iran threatened to respond militarily.

After some harsh rhetoric traded back and forth, Telegram channels linked to the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) began reporting that the Military was preparing for a strike from Iranian missiles.

Russian T-72 Tank Ukraine War. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Su-34 Fullback. Creator: Vitaly V. Kuzmin. Credit: Vitaly V.

Ukraine could begin hitting Moscow with its own domestically produced ballistic missiles as soon as this autumn, according to the head of one of the country’s fastest-growing defense firms.

Denys Shtilerman, the co-owner and chief designer of Ukrainian defense manufacturer Fire Point, announced this week that the company’s newest ballistic missile is now in the final stages of testing and could enter operational service once the final engine trials have been completed.

Ukraine Needs More Patriots: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled to Washington this week to attend the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham and later met with President Donald Trump at the White House.

The visit to Washington came at a pivotal time for Ukraine’s war effort, amid reports that Trump has found a newfound appreciation for the Ukrainian cause.

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Tu-160 Up Close. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division headed to duty on the U.S.-Mexico border will be among the first to live in new 3D-printed barracks unveiled this week at an Army base in Texas.
Two new 3D-printed barracks buildings at Fort Bliss, Texas, which opened on Tuesday, are built for transient soldiers who are not permanently assigned to the base, Army officials said in a release. The service signed a $62.8 million contract with construction company ICON to build 10 barracks that can hold 560 troops.

Lebanon War Reboot? While the conflict in the Middle East is continuing to ramp up, including the U.S. and Iran firing at each other and other countries like Saudi Arabia joining the fighting, Israel has mostly stayed out of the fray of late.

However, there are signs of unrest in that part of the conflict, with Israel accusing Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire.

Merkava Tank Firing. Image Credit: IDF.

Merkava Tank Israel. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

In 2021, Andrew Ivey wrote, “‘I Have Other Data’: The Guardia Nacional and the Entrenchment of Mexico’s Militarization’,” where he warned Mexico was headed toward a militarization trap. Five years later, amidst increased pressure from the Trump administration and the election of a new Mexican president, we asked Andrew to revisit his arguments.Image: Sitio Oficial de Andrés Manuel López ObradorIn your 2021 article, you warned that Mexico was headed toward an entrenched militarization trap.

The Iranians rejected a proposal to divide control of the Strait of Hormuz evenly, jeopardizing hopes that Tehran and Washington would quickly resume negotiations to end the conflict.

Oman, which sits opposite Iran across the southern side of the strait, suggested a temporary plan to establish even lanes of control, but Tehran demanded Tuesday that it take the lion’s share of the waterway critical to the flow of the world’s oil supply, one of its top diplomats said.

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Ukraine continues its long-range drone strikes, targeting Russian logistics facilities overnight into July 29. Drone strikes hit a major Wildberries fulfillment center in Ryazan alongside an oil refinery and other industrial facilities.

Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, confirmed that it had evacuated the Ryazan warehouse following the strike and temporarily suspended operations at the site while emergency crews responded to a fire and assessed damage.

S-70 Drone VIA X Screenshot. Image Credit: X Screenshot.

Shahed Drone from Ukraine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

According to some OSINT estimations, Russian online retailer Wildberries has lost 10% of its warehouse space after repeated Ukrainian drone attacks. The attacks come as part of a wider campaign to bring the war home to Russia and cripple the country’s consumer economy. Thus far, Ukraine has damaged or destroyed seven warehouses belonging to Wildberries, inflicting severe financial losses on thousands of small businesses across Russia. The Russian government may be forced to bail out the company after it has lost several million worth of assets.

Air travel can be a pain in the butt. Airlines can lose your luggage, the passenger in the seat next to you might emit an odor (and will probably feel the need to tell you about how they almost joined the military), then everyone suddenly forgets how to remove their bag from the overhead bins after you land.
But before any of that, you have to get through security screening. Luckily, the Transportation Security Administration is making that part easier for military members, veterans, and their families with dedicated security lanes.