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Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Thursday it had carried out a military operation targeting two Saudi oil tankers, claiming the vessels had violated a naval blockade the group announced earlier this week.
U.S. Central Command said the attacks were designed to “further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting regional waters,” as the Americans push to regain control over the Strait of Hormuz and restore the flow of international shipping.
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And that’s it? Russian-American talks have ended
The “historic” meeting between Lavrov and Rubio in the Philippines lasted only 35 minutes.
It’s impossible to discuss anything truly serious in that amount of time.
One can assume that Lavrov, as usual, started repeating the same talking points about “denazification” and “demilitarization” of Ukraine — and Rubio simply got tired of hearing it for the hundredth time.NEXTA (@nexta_tv)A meeting between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has begun in Manila.
The main topic of the talks is the war in Ukraine.
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— https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/2080141202041495684— @nexta_tv Jul 23, 2026
At 10:30 p.m. ET on July 22, US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces completed another round of strikes against Iran for the 12th consecutive night, Report informs.
“US forces struck Iranian military targets including maritime capabilities, missile and drone storage facilities, coastal surveillance sites, and air defense assets. The strikes further degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels.
This month, American forces have targeted dozens of Iranian military sites on land while resuming a blockade against Iran at sea. As of today, CENTCOM has redirected nine commercial vessels and disabled one to prevent ships from entering or departing Iranian ports.
More than 50,000 US service members are operating across the Middle East and remain highly vigilant, focused, lethal, and ready,” CENTCOM said in a post on X.
