Hormuz Draft Splits on Whether Khamenei Approved It
Axios sells an approved deal; AP says the supreme leader has not signed.
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Houthis Claim Attacks on Saudi Oil Tankers
CNN loops Trump soon; X loops the Red Sea blast.
IDF Issues Evacuation Orders in South Lebanon
Wires cite a ceasefire breach; Hezbollah media cites an IED.
IRGC Skips the Oman Talks
Wires sell a Muscat draft; the Guards are still not in the room.
Gharibabadi Claims a Broader Iranian Role on Outbound Legs
Axios drew outbound Oman; Gharibabadi put Iranian water on the way out.
Ukraine Drone Aftermath Still Holds
Wires move on; the beach dead and the Patriot magazine are still Tuesday's physics.
Patriot Shortage Still Sets Kyiv Physics
MoD still tallies intercepts; X still reads every civilian death as magazine math.
Gaza Strikes Continue After Breakthrough Talk
Wires still recycle the plan; X still counts the dead after the breakthrough talk.
Pakistan Rally Bombing Attribution Still Open
Islamabad still hints TTP; X wants a named cell, and Wednesday still has no claim.
Axios and AP Split on Hormuz Approval
Axios sold a Tuesday Khamenei sign-off; AP's Wednesday sources still wait on the supreme leader.
Draft Sends Inbound Ships Through Iranian Waters
Axios's 60-day draft puts inbound hulls in Iranian waters; X hears a reopened TSS. The fee fight is still live.
UKMTO Confirms an Explosion Near a Tanker in Aden
UKMTO has a loud blast 95 miles southeast of Aden; Houthi X already names a hit. The master did not report a strike.
UKMTO Has Not Confirmed the NCC Wafa Claim
Houthis claim missiles at NCC Wafa off Yanbu; UKMTO has not confirmed. X already files a second Saudi kill.
Iraq Talks a Red Sea Pipeline in Amman
Fuad Hussein floated Basra-Aqaba again in Amman; X hears oil already bypassing Hormuz. The 2013 line was never built.
Hezbollah Media Claims an IED in Majdal Zoun
Aligned Lebanese media claim an IED killed two IDF soldiers in Majdal Zoun; Hezbollah has not claimed it. X already has a victory.
Israel Still Maps 70 Percent of Gaza
JPost and NPR still have 67 to 70 percent past the Yellow Line; X posts the map as a finished conquest.
Myanmar Leader Still in Thailand
Min Aung Hlaing's August 6-7 Bangkok window still sits on the calendar; X calls the trip a red-carpet wash.