Houthi Strike Shuts Saudi Aramco Jazan Refinery, Taking 400,000 Barrels Per Day Offline
After a Houthi missile and drone attack ignited fires at the Saudi Aramco facility in Jazan, the kingdom shut down its 400,000-barrel-per-day refinery complex, with repairs not expected until mid-August.
Two US Service Members Killed at Muwaffaq Salti in IRGC Overnight Strike
Confirmed: two US service members killed, one missing, four evacuated after an IRGC ballistic missile and drone strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan overnight July 17-18, the first US combat deaths from a direct IRGC host-nation base strike since March.
IRGC Strikes US Military Installations Across Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Jordan
The IRGC struck US installations across five Gulf countries in a coordinated salvo requiring partner air defense systems to cover simultaneous threats from Jordan to Oman; intercept success in Jordan and Kuwait prevented confirmed US casualties from this wave specifically.
Trump Signals Possible Land Operations Against Venezuela as Counter Narcotics Campaign Expands
President Trump has signaled that U.S. land strikes against alleged drug-related targets in Venezuela could begin soon, raising concerns about further escalation between Washington and Caracas.