President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House Tuesday, navigating a growing rift five months after the two launched a war on Iran that has proven far more complex than either imagined. on.wsj.com/3TqpRpf
— @WSJ Jul 29, 2026
Day: July 29, 2026
⚡️Putin no longer holds upper hand in war, still won’t budge on ceasefire, Zelensky says.
“Now, the initiative is not in the hands of Putin,” Zelensky said in an interview with Fox News following his White House meeting on July 28.
kyivindependent.com/putin-no…— @KyivIndependent Jul 29, 2026
This is very disturbing. Trump has kept telling us that his friend Xi was not getting involved. Hope there’s either more to the story or this can be stopped. Time for some serious diplomacy.OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical)Iran is expected to receive up to 400 Chinese MANPADS, with the first deliveries arriving within weeks – multiple sources to Reuters
The deal includes Chinese-made QW-12 and FN-16 surface to air missiles, supplied through a Hong Kong-based intermediary.— https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2082320468292358515
— @McFaul Jul 29, 2026
Ukraine adapts strikes on Russian energy industry to hit critical components ft.trib.al/cpqlK03
— @FT Jul 29, 2026
Iran is expected to receive up to 400 Chinese MANPADS, with the first deliveries arriving within weeks – multiple sources to Reuters
The deal includes Chinese-made QW-12 and FN-16 surface to air missiles, supplied through a Hong Kong-based intermediary.
— @Osinttechnical Jul 29, 2026
🇨🇳🇮🇷 China is arming Iran mid-war, with up to 400 shoulder-fired missile launchers arriving within WEEKS
-Three sources say Iran signed a $60-70 million deal for 300 to 400 Chinese QW-12 and FN-16 MANPADS, shoulder-launched missiles built to kill low-flying aircraft, helicopters, and drones
-The route matters as much as the weapons: deliveries fly from Urumqi in western China, then transit through PAKISTAN to Iran, with overland routes explored to dodge disruption
-The middleman is a Hong Kong-based intermediary, Zhongqing Baoshang International Investment, giving Beijing its layer of distance
-The denials came fast: China’s Foreign Ministry calls the report “completely groundless,” and Pakistan’s military brands its role “absolutely concocted and false”
-The logic is exposed by the war itself: fixed air-defense batteries kept dying to American strikes, while MANPADS scatter among small teams and relocate constantly, nearly impossible to hunt
-Reuters previously reported Iran near a separate Chinese deal for anti-ship cruise missiles
Trump accepted Beijing’s assurances it wasn’t arming Tehran; his own Pentagon testified otherwise, and now the contract details are in print.
Hundreds of dispersed launchers won’t stop ballistic missiles or B-2s, but they raise the price of every low-altitude sortie and drone pass America flies.
Source: Reuters / Writer: Daniel
— @MarioNawfal Jul 29, 2026
💥 Russia: Ukraine struck the Wildberries distribution hub in Ryazan. 🍿
— @igorsushko Jul 29, 2026
Russian intelligence tracked a Kremlin defector inside a Miami apartment garage. South Florida is more than a sunny refuge. It’s a counterintelligence battleground where the FBI must protect Americans and foreign sources from Moscow’s reach. #FBI #USIntel cbsnews.com/news/does-putin-…
— @Robert4787 Jul 29, 2026