Chris Cappy has a good summary of the colliding wars in Ukraine and Iran with a particular focus on the ‘weapon superhighway‘ in the Caspian Sea. Like the Wildberries attacks, Ukraine continues attacking the supply lines that support the Russian military. As always, this is quite good and focuses on an often overlooked area.
And just in case you are doubting how extreme Iran really is…there are no limits to who they will fire missiles at.
The fact the Iranian leadership are prepared for their own armed forces or even proxies to fire a missile at Ukraine and actually fire drones at Egypt just shows you how extreme they really are…
— WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 (@WarMonitor3) July 29, 2026
Even with the recent Ukrainian success in mid- and long-range attacks, Russia is still making slow, painful gains on the battlefield.
NEW: Russia’s superior aviation capabilities are allowing Russia to use glide bomb strikes to enable infantry advances in and near Kostyantynivka. (1/2)
Other Key Takeaways:
Efforts to degrade Russian aviation capabilities likely will deprive Russian forces of an important… pic.twitter.com/axtr6aRylx
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) July 30, 2026
The US and Saudi attacks on Iraq were significant but illustrate how deep the tentacles of the IRGC go into Iraq. This is so disheartening.
UPDATED MAP: U.S. – Saudia Arabia Joint strikes on Iraq early this morning were very extensive. Reported strikes below.
1.Nineveh — Al-Hamdaniya / Bartalla (deadliest strikes, per PMF official to AFP)
2.Diyala — Camp Ashraf (also described as among the deadliest)
3.Basra —… pic.twitter.com/zWciOZ92kH— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 29, 2026
Concealment Methods for Missile Launchers Used by Iran Backed Militias in Iraq pic.twitter.com/ne2gqsy6n7
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 30, 2026
Some good news in Yemen?
Heads up: Yemen: strong indications that many tribal factions will rise up against the Houthis.
Sheikh Hamad bin Fada’am, leader of the tribal mobilization, has called on fighters to join the campaign against the Houthis.
It’s getting really hot on the Yemen front. pic.twitter.com/uDSihZ2jt9
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 29, 2026
It has been a while since I highlighted how bad China is. These can’t all be about the wars in Ukraine and Iran.
Nearly 44% of all visible industrial fishing on Earth is tied to a massive fleet controlled by the CCP and the ecological destruction is reaching catastrophic levels.
According to tracking data from ocean conservation group Oceana and details highlighted by U.S. Senator Ted… https://t.co/V85IFtlhNg pic.twitter.com/BfIJPkAR5F
— UnveiledChina (@Unveiled_ChinaX) July 28, 2026
The news in Africa is never good.
MORE | Pro-Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Puntland state forces clashed amid a standoff between the two sides in northern Somalia’s Puntland state, a dispute that is part of a broader political crisis between the FGS and the leading national opposition coalition.
A… https://t.co/rWFXtpBThR pic.twitter.com/DeSY2jEV2J
— Critical Threats (@criticalthreats) July 27, 2026
Heh, gotta love efficiency.
America: Bombs a few bases and warehouses.
Israel: Prank calls the IRGC, gathers its entire airforce top command in the same room and then kills them all.
In the Middle East, you must fight like a Middle Easterner.
— 𝐍𝐢𝐨𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠 🇮🇷 ✡︎ (@NiohBerg) July 30, 2026