DAILYCALLER (Francis Kapper) - Chinese Ships Keep Appearing In America’s Arctic Backyard
‘Demonstrating the limited capacity of the U.S. Navy’
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Iran threatens new escalation as US pressure mounts
Iran is threatening a new maritime exclusion zone around the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade put growing pressure on Tehran. Iranian officials are also touting a new ballistic missile and warning U.S. and regional energy assets could be targeted. NewsNation’s Cory Smith has the latest. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
STRIPES (Phillip Walter Wellman) - UN experts demand accountability 1 year into US military drug-boat strikes | Stars and Stripes
A group of United Nations-appointed human rights experts renewed calls for an investigation into U.S. strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - American drones hit two Iranian tankers in Hormuz under Trump's new retaliatory policy
U.S. forces struck two Iranian government tankers anchored off Iran's coast on Tuesday and hit roughly 100 additional targets across the country, the first use of President Trump's "tanker for tanker" policy after Tehran attacked commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. American drones fired missiles into the engine rooms of both vessels, which sat […] The post American drones hit two Iranian tankers in Hormuz under Trump's new retaliatory policy appeared first on American Almanac .
U.S. forces struck two Iranian government tankers anchored off Iran's coast on Tuesday and hit roughly 100 additional targets across the country, the first use of President Trump's "tanker for tanker" policy after Tehran attacked commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. American drones fired missiles into the engine rooms of both vessels, which sat north of the U.S. blockade line, while a broader CENTCOM operation hammered air-defense batteries, radar installations, maritime facilities, mine-laying equipment, and communications sites from one end of Iran's military infrastructure to the other. The independent tracking firm TankerTrackers.com reviewed CENTCOM footage and assessed that both tankers were empty at the time of the strikes,…Open
NYTIMES (Carlotta Gall and Kamila Hrabchuk) - Attacks in Black Sea Threaten to Strangle Global Grain Supply
Strikes on ports and vessels by both Russia and Ukraine have left farmers facing ruin and could cause another worldwide food shock.
WAR (Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tristan Viglianco, Michigan National Guard) - Michigan National Guard Trains Mission-Ready Pilots Over Lake Huron
The Michigan National Guard debuted its newly acquired Mark VI patrol boat in Lake Huron during Exercise Northern Strike 26-2 to simulate fast-attack threats and train visiting aviation units in complex maritime targeting.
DAILYCALLER (Harold Hutchison) - UN Agency Tells Merchants Not To Arm Against Pirates Despite 90 Sailors Being Held Hostage
‘States should strongly discourage the carrying and use of firearms by seafarers for personal protection or for the protection of a ship’
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Iran War Day 172: ‘No Talks’ Scheduled with Tehran, Trump Says
State of the Union: Six commodity ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to tracking data. The post Iran War Day 172: ‘No Talks’ Scheduled with Tehran, Trump Says appeared first on The American Conservative .
In a post on Truth Social Tuesday President Donald Trump said that “there are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran.” Trump added that the U.S. naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz “remains in full force and effect” and that the waterway “is open and operating.” In a separate post , Trump published an image labelling the strait as “NEW U.S. Territory.” Only six commodity ships transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to Kpler data cited by Reuters. Iran’s Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tuesday, Until the commitments made by the United States in the memorandum of understanding, including the lifting of the blockade, the release of…Open
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - UAE Accuses Iran of Drone Attacks on Two Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz
Flames and smoke rise from the port of Mokha during a strike in Yemen, Friday, August 4, 2026 (AP/Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik) Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 15, 2026 ABU DHABI, United Arab [...]
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - UAE blames Iran for strikes on two tankers in Strait of Hormuz
Traffic through the waterway has slowed amid the conflict, with the U.S. imposing a naval blockade on the Persian Gulf and Iran attacking ships within.