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Visuals Suggest #US Dropped 2,000-Pound Bomb on Home in #Iran, Killing 3

The weapon, one of the largest in the US’ arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/middleeast/us-iran-bomb-mk84-qeshm-island.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2FA.Iqei.MHhcVSQ2H51B&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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Visuals Suggest #US Dropped 2,000-Pound Bomb on Home in #Iran, Killing 3

The weapon, one of the largest in the US’ arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

#WarCrimes #Trump #Hegseth #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/middleeast/us-iran-bomb-mk84-qeshm-island.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2FA.Iqei.MHhcVSQ2H51B&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Hours after #Trump spoke, the latest wave of #Russia’s ballistic missiles struck #Kyiv, killing at least 9 people & injuring 28, Ukrainian officials said.

…An agreement to allow #Ukraine to build the Patriot missiles would require the US government to share its defense technology & for the defense firms that build the systems, including Raytheon & Lockheed Martin, to work with the Ukrainians to manufacture the weapons. Such a project could take months or years….

#geopolitics #StandWithUkraine

When asked about the agreement during a meeting with his cabinet Friday, #Trump said “we have not agreed to that,” suggesting that he had changed his mind because “it is a hard thing to give away that kind of technology” & because of the risk that “those people you give the technology, they could someday turn on you.”

“You look at war, it has happened a couple of times over the years,” Trump said. “So we have to be very careful. We guard that.”

#Ukraine #Russia #geopolitics #StandWithUkraine

As reported in May, #Pentagon assessments conducted earlier in the #war showed that #US forces have shouldered the brunt of defending #Israel from #Iran ballistic missiles. The assessments found that American weapons, including the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense and naval interceptors launched from the eastern Mediterranean, were used far more frequently than Israeli air defense weapons.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #Trump #Hegseth #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol

The #Navy has 5 destroyers that deploy from a #US port in Rota, Spain, with a 6th expected to arrive there later this year, #Pentagon officials have said. But maintenance issues have piled up due to the #Iran #war’s tempo, complicating matters for Grynkewich, officials said. WaPo withheld specific details about the ships’ availability at the request of #military officials, who cited security concerns.

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#EUCOM is central to this mission, as it coordinates #military operations in the Mediterranean. At the same time, its forces must remain ready for any Russian incursion into territory protected by the #NATO military alliance. #Russia also poses a ballistic missile threat to the United States, with missiles capable of reaching the US mainland.

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#US naval destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea have been employed as a part of Israel’s defense for many years. The vessels, equipped with powerful radar & armed with an array of missiles, have downed missiles aimed at #Israel not only by #Iran, but by #Houthi militants in #Yemen that are equipped by Tehran.

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#US General warns #Pentagon he lacks sufficient forces to protect #Israel
A shortage of #Navy destroyers, used to defend against #Iran ballistic missile attacks, will force the head of US European Command to prioritize the US homeland instead, officials said.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/01/general-warns-pentagon-he-lacks-sufficient-forces-protect-israel/

#Update

#Ceuta officials now report 34 people have died. Earlier, Spanish authorities had said 19 bodies were found in the water.

Around 25,000 have turned & gone back to #Morocco voluntarily the #Spain Interior Ministry said.

#immigration #BorderCrisis #Europe #Africa #law #geopolitics
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ceuta-border-crisis-live-more-than-49000-migrants-cross-into-spanish-enclave-2026-07-31/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

#US Sees #Iran as Likely Behind #Cyberattack on #Minnesota #Water Systems

Investigators cautioned that the assessment was preliminary. There were no indications that any water supply had been rendered unsafe to drink.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/us/politics/minnesota-water-cyberattack-iran.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.Yvpb.7iusm2nGApZM&smid=nytcore-ios-share

The #US #economy slowed in the second quarter of the year, expanding at an annual rate of 1.5% as #Trump’s #war in #Iran upended #prices, #SupplyChains & #energy markets.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #EnergyCrisis
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/business/economy/us-economy-gdp-growth.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1lA.BOgu.hXySAZovz5tO&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Russian strikes across #Ukraine, from east to west, killed at least 7 & wounded dozens, with the heaviest casualties reported in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk & western Lviv regions.

The attacks were the latest in a series of large-scale Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities that #Russia has intensified over the summer, now occurring on a nearly weekly basis.

#geopolitics #Europe #Putin #democracy #StandWithUkraine
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-missile-attack-63ab11e0ebe6a9aefdb547fe442bef3f

In Kyiv, Russian forces struck the capital with ballistic missiles, killing a 31-year-old man & wounding 2 others, the National Police press service said. #Residential buildings, a market, a garage cooperative, storage facilities & vehicles were damaged in the city, police said.

In the Kyiv region, 5 people were wounded in the Brovary district, including a minor & 2 women, acting regional administration head Ruslan Oliinyk said on FB.

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In the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russian forces carried out a mass attack that killed 6 people & wounded 10 & damaged or destroyed #civilian #infrastructure, said Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the regional military administration.

#Children were among the dead, he said on Telegram — a 6-year-old girl & boys aged 11 & 17 in the Kryvyi Rih area.

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Russian strikes across #Ukraine, from east to west, killed at least 7 & wounded dozens, with the heaviest casualties reported in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk & western Lviv regions.

The attacks were the latest in a series of large-scale Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities that #Russia has intensified over the summer, now occurring on a nearly weekly basis.

#geopolitics #Europe #Putin #democracy #StandWithUkraine
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-zelenskyy-missile-attack-63ab11e0ebe6a9aefdb547fe442bef3f

The #US military said Wednesday that it launched more strikes on #Iran targets in response to Tehran’s attack on US forces in the #MiddleEast. The latest barrage came after the US partnered with #SaudiArabia to strike Iran-backed militias in neighboring #Iraq, killing at least 20 fighters & 6 Iranian advisers.

#Trump had vowed to retaliate after Iran targeted a base in Jordan that hosts US troops.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #economy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-us-hormuz-strait-july-29-2026-e31d249ba6443decdd3e63cd00f0fb84

The contract covers the purchase of between 300 & 400 man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), including Chinese-made QW-12 & FN-16 missiles, the sources said.

The deal was signed with Zhongqing Baoshang International Investment, a Hong Kong-based company that the sources said was acting as an intermediary between the Iranian ​side & the Chinese supplier.

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The meeting comes as both face growing pressures at home. #Netanyahu is up for reelection & is embattled in part because of his deteriorating relationship with #Trump. Trump is under pressure to end an unpopular #war that has wreaked economic havoc & driven prices higher ahead of #midterm #elections this November.

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#Netanyahu will meet with #Trump for first time since the #IranWar began.

The two also plan to discuss the framework agreement the #US & #Israel signed with #Lebanon over the Israel - #Hezbollah #war & the expansion of the #AbrahamAccords, according to a White House official.

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https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-meeting-iran-war-2d9ade01d2977dee5555f24daee30482