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The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee statement highlights strong private domestic demand, robust business investment, and an improving labor market, with energy shocks mitigated by record domestic oil production.
IRGC Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei warns Iran will not permit any route other than its own in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to fire on US aircraft carriers.
U.S. Central Command reports that as of August 3, U.S. forces have redirected 44 commercial vessels, disabled two, and boarded two while enforcing the blockade against Iran.
Shin offers a sarcastic take on repeated trust in Iran's regime, quoting President Trump's statement calling Iranian leadership 'unbelievably duplicitous' after they begged for talks then denied them.
President Donald J. Trump issued a statement calling Iranian leadership 'unbelievably duplicitous' for publicly denying talks while meetings are scheduled, and declared that the US Navy's 'Wall of Steel' blockade completely controls the Strait of Hormuz, vowing Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
President Trump accuses Iranian leadership of duplicity, claims the US Navy completely controls the Strait of Hormuz with a "Wall of Steel" blockade, and demands Iran never have a nuclear weapon.
President Trump posted that his real polling numbers are the best they have ever been, citing tax cuts, employment, border security, and other achievements, while dismissing polls he calls fake.
Two F-35A Lightning IIs from the 48th Fighter Wing deployed to CENTCOM, while two others returned, supported by KC-135 tankers.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Egypt and was felt in Israel.
Jet activity was observed over Najaf, Iraq on August 2, 2026.
UKMTO Advisory 103-26 reports an explosion close to a tanker 20NM northeast of Khasab, Oman; vessel and crew are safe.
President Trump reportedly said a deal on the Strait of Hormuz is coming, followed by a denuclearization agreement with Iran.
A U.S. Marine Corps F-35C launched from the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on August 2 as CENTCOM's blockade against Iran redirected 35 vessels, disabled two, and boarded two.
An explosion was reported at an ammunition depot in Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraq.
Iran's Fars News, citing informed sources, denied any deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, stating the waterway remains blocked except via IRGC Navy-designated route.
Saudi Crown Prince MBS spoke with President Trump, urging de-escalation and no strikes on Iran, Axios reports; Saudi Arabia had refused basing support for Operation Project Freedom in May over similar concerns.
President Trump announced the U.S. was poised for unprecedented military action against Iran but agreed to cancel the attack after Iran and other regional countries requested a deal involving the full opening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to Iran’s nuclear threat.
Iraqi media outlets have reported sightings of warplanes flying over the capital, Baghdad.
Unconfirmed reports of explosions in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 1, 2026.
Shin reports intensive jet activity along the Iraq-Kuwait-Iran border strip and over Iraq on August 1, 2026.
A Twitter user made a satirical post about the IRGC's 'gorilla warfare' and ammunition in government buildings, then expressed embarrassment over using the platform.
Initial reports indicate explosions in Erbil, Iraq, with details still emerging.
A lighthearted exchange on X highlights the perils of phone typing when 'guerrilla' gets autocorrected or misspelled.
Unconfirmed reports from Iran's Hormozgan province describe government buildings evacuating personnel and receiving ammunition, prompting speculation about IRGC guerrilla warfare preparations.
