“Based on this request, I have agreed, for the future benefit of the WORLD &, likewise, the survival of a successful & prosperous Iran, to cancel the attack, subject to being able to rapidly make a DEAL,” #Trump said. [so many things about this statement]

He said that #Israel has agreed to join the #US in the commitment to try to complete the agreement with #Iran to end the #war.

Iran did not offer any public reaction to Trump’s announcement.

#IranWar #law #NationalSecurity #economy

#Trump in a Saturday evening social media post claimed that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the #Iran #war & said that he would hold off on ordering new strikes in the 5-month old conflict for now.

Trump added that the emerging deal “would include the Immediate, Complete, and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT, and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat” [all things that existed before Trump was president].

#IranWar #law #NationalSecurity #economy
https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-trump-saudi-crown-prince-call-814164417aa284dc8a6d34ac22ea1a8e

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.

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

#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.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #MilitaryReadiness #Trump #Hegseth #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/01/general-warns-pentagon-he-lacks-sufficient-forces-protect-israel/

They also warned that the hackers could be attempting to pose as #Iran based in an effort to ratchet up tensions between the two countries, though former intelligence officials said such a scenario was unlikely.

Local officials reported that the well & treatment plant in at least one city was temporarily offline on Monday, while other cities in the state had to use manual workarounds to cope with attempted attacks on automated operations.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Trump #law #NationalSecurity

#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.

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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

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 #US #military said Tuesday it conducted ‌strikes with #SaudiArabia armed forces in ​#Iraq against militant groups aligned with #Iran.

"US Central Command & ​the Saudi Arabian Armed ​Forces conducted precision strikes in Iraq, July 28, ​against Iran-aligned terrorists ​that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard ‌Corps (IRGC) ⁠directed to attack US forces & Saudi energy infrastructure," CENTCOM said.

#IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-military-says-us-saudi-forces-struck-sites-iran-backed-groups-iraq-2026-07-29/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

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.

#TrumpsWar #Iran #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-meeting-iran-war-2d9ade01d2977dee5555f24daee30482

…Since the renewed hostilities began, the #Pentagon has provided even less information about #military strategy & casualties than it did during the first phase of the conflict. The Pentagon has not held a press briefing about the #war since early May, & officials at #US CENTCOM have stopped providing casualty updates to reporters.

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The #US & #Israel launched the #war in #Iran on Feb 28, & 14 troops were killed in the initial waves of fighting. Washington & Tehran agreed to a ceasefire in April & then signed an interim deal to end the war in mid-June.

It was short-lived.… #Trump soon declared that the ceasefire was over.

The #Pentagon system’s new “Overseas Operations” category says it tallies casualties starting July 7.

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By Wednesday, the #IranWar figures in the #Pentagon’s system fell back to 14 dead & 420 wounded. However, a #US official told AP at the time that the actual number of wounded personnel in the war had actually grown to well over 500 troops.

The Pentagon’s top spokesman, Sean Parnell, took to social media that day to assert that the reported drop was a “temporary data disruption.”

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Adding further confusion, when the #Pentagon announced 2 of the deaths in Jordan, it said the troops were supporting the #US mission to counter the Islamic State group. The other 2 were announced in press releases simply as supporting overseas operations.

#Trump confirmed the total, writing in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that the “Iran Military Conflict” had claimed 18 lives.

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It appeared to reflect that 4 soldiers had been killed since fighting resumed despite the signing of an interim ceasefire deal last month — 3 on a base in Jordan that was struck July 17 by Iranian ballistic missiles & drones, & 1 in Iraq a day later during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone.

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#Pentagon press secretary Joel Valdez argued Thursday that the drop in casualty figures in the online system was not an effort to hide the growing human toll of the #war but rather the result of “anomalies” & “temporary data disruptions” that were being resolved “imminently.”

As late as Tuesday, the website was reporting the war’s official toll as 18 killed & 482 wounded.

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