"A large cargo ship bound for Saudi Arabia was turned back Tuesday by Houthi rebels in Yemen, one of six vessels that reversed course as the Iran-aligned group began enforcing its announced Red Sea blockade, according to ship-tracking data and analysis by the maritime firm Lloyd’s List."
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🚨🇮🇷 🇺🇸The full strike map of the night is out, and it's one of the heaviest attacks of the entire two-week campaign.
-Explosions were reported across at least 17 locations: Tabriz, Abhar, Hamedan, Baneh, Kangavar/Nahavand, Mahshahr, Omidiyeh, Behbahan, Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Qeshm Island, Konarak/Chabahar, Pardis, PARCHIN, plus unconfirmed reports from Fasa and Urmia
-Heavy air defense activity was noted over Tehran AND Tabriz, with the capital's guns firing on all sides of the city
-The map spans border to border: Kurdistan's Baneh near Iraq, Tabriz and Urmia in the untouched northwest, Hamedan and Abhar in the interior, and the battered coast
-Parchin and Pardis on the capital's doorstep are the reserved tier's edge, with counts approximate and rural strikes possibly still unreported
-CENTCOM's official statement named only military targets: operations centers, hangars, drone storage, and logistics
Source: CIG on TG / Writer: Daniel
First Red Sea diversions emerge
According to #MarineTraffic data, the first operational response to heightened security risks in the Red Sea is now visible. Two laden crude tankers, the Singapore flagged XIN LONG YANG and the Liberia flagged RODOS, have altered their planned voyages after departing Saudi Arabia.
XIN LONG YANG departed Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on 20 July 2026 at 04:31 (UTC+3) with a reported destination of Qinzhou, China, before turning back in the Red Sea. RODOS departed Al Muajjiz, Saudi Arabia, on 20 July 2026 at 23:40 UTC with a reported destination of New Mangalore, India. Earlier today, at 09:17 UTC, RODOS updated her reported destination to the Suez Canal.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the Department of Justice are jointly proposing a trial date of June 2027 in federal court in New York.
We expect Judge Hellerstein to determine a trial date at a hearing tomorrow.
Iran state media Fars: local government says, "At approximately 2:40 AM this morning, a military area near the city of Tabriz [Iran] was targeted by an airstrike from the American terrorist army."