🇨🇳🇮🇷🇺🇲🇮🇱China’s QW-12 MANPADS Deal with Tehran Could threaten future low altitude air campaigns for U.S. and Israeli Against Iran.
— @Globalsurv Aug 2, 2026
Month: August 2026
Russia launched 1,900 drones, 1,600 guided bombs, and 144 missiles across 16 Ukrainian regions over the past week, damaging over 1,500 objects.
Zelensky urged stricter global sanctions on Russian defense firms producing component parts.
— @KyivPost Aug 2, 2026
When Donald Trump was elected President of the United States for a second time in November 2024, it seemed to herald a “vibe shift”.
Unlike in 2016, Trump won more votes than his opponent this time around. A surprisingly large share of that vote came from the groups that had long been supposed to fortify the power of progressives: young people, women, Latinos and Asian-Americans, even a surprisingly large share of Black
🔗 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08…
— @Telegraph Aug 2, 2026
JUST IN:
Fars news says reports claiming Iran has agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz are false.
Iran’s policy remains unchanged, and ships still require authorization and coordination with the IRGC navy to transit the strait.
— @Currentreport1 Aug 2, 2026
🔴 BREAKING: The Iranian army says that it benefited from the ceasefire to import equipment and replenish weapons.
— @AlArabiya_Eng Aug 2, 2026
BREAKING:
France closes its border with Spain and Morocco.
— @World_Affairs11 Aug 2, 2026
⚡️BREAKING: The United States has Proposed that Iran can control the Inflow of vessels into the Strait of Hormuz while Oman controls the Outflow
Basically Iran gets to Decide who Goes in
The Proposal is Currently being studied by Iran
— @IranObserver0 Aug 2, 2026
BREAKING: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed the “necessity of prioritizing dialogue to de-escalate tensions” in the Middle East during a phone call with US President Donald Trump, according to Saudi Arabia’s state news agency.
🔴 More on aljazeera.com
— @AJENews Aug 2, 2026
🔴 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump have discussed regional developments in a phone call, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports
🔴 MBS stressed the need to prioritize dialogue to reduce tension and intensify efforts to achieve deescalation, paving the way for diplomatic solutions that preserve regional security and stability and prevent a wider conflict, SPA reports
🔴 The two leaders also reviewed areas of bilateral cooperation and ways to strengthen them
— @AlArabiya_Eng Aug 2, 2026
🔴 BREAKING: Saudi Crown Prince and Trump discuss the implications of the situation in the region at various levels
Saudi Crown Prince stresses need to prioritize dialogue to de-escalate tensions
arab.news/2ds69— @arabnews Aug 2, 2026