Day: July 6, 2026

A review of commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, visible via  MarineTraffic.com, shows the vast majority of vessels continue to transit via the Iranian (northern) traffic separation scheme, with only a small number opting for the U.S.-supported southern corridor through Omani waters.

AIS use is not mandatory, so the number of vessels that transited is likely higher.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM THE OVAL: President Donald J. Trump rings the NYSE and Nasdaq opening bell to officially launch  TRUMPACCOUNTS.GOV!

Investing in America’s next generation! 💰🇺🇸
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Amid the fuel crisis, desperate Russians in occupied Crimea are carrying out life-threatening nighttime raids on fuel trucks
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⚡️Exclusive: Trump, Zelensky to discuss strategy to pressure Russia into peace talks.

President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump will exchange ideas on how to end Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine during a July 8 meeting at the NATO summit in Ankara, two people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent.

kyivindependent.com/trump-ze…

Asked about a Supreme Court appointment, Trump floated Sen. Ted Cruz, joking every senator would confirm him to get him out of the chamber.

“He’s the only one I can think of that’s going to get 100 votes. All Republicans and Democrats would vote for him because they want to get him the hell out of the Senate.”
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Armenian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Karen Grigoryan, has also been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Pakistan, marking another step in the normalization of relations between the two countries, AzerNEWS reports.