The Standeford Journal - News, Intel Analysis

KUWAIT AND STRAIT OF HORMUZ — CENTCOM announced it would resume the naval blockade of Iranian ports on July 14 at 8 p.m. UTC (11 p.m. local Kuwait time) at the direction of the Commander in Chief.

STRAIT OF HORMUZ — U.S. Central Command forces began a third round of strikes against Iran on July 11 after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces attacked the Cyprus-flagged container ship M/V GFS Galaxy transiting the strait.

BEIJING — Researchers from the National University of Defense Technology published a paper on July 9 detailing pulsed-power systems for high-power microwave weapons capable of reaching 100 gigawatts of output through combined modules.

ANKARA, TURKEY — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated on July 8 that the alliance had shown it is stronger than ever after leaders produced a huge sense of unity and a firm commitment from all 32 members to continue support for Ukraine during the July 7-8 summit in Ankara.

MIDDLE EAST — President Trump stated on July 8 that the ceasefire with Iran is over from his perspective and that continued engagement constitutes a waste of time, following U.S. Central Command strikes launched the previous day against Iranian targets in response to attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.