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July 20, 2026

On July 17, an Iranian attack on a US base in Jordan killed two
soldiers, and left one missing, 17 military personnel have been
killed in the Iran War and the Pentagon says 427 have been
wounded, Iran is inflicting more damage. They appear to have
weaponry and are using it to make the US regional coalition
believe that the costs are greater than the security benefits,
The Pentagon is not providing much information about the progress
of the Iran war, The US has struck bridges and energy
infrastructure in Iran, The Houthis in Yemen are imposing a naval
blockade on Saudi Arabia, If the Bab el-Mandeb strait is closed,
the global oil supply will be further cut, and crude oil supplies
in the US are the lowest in 45 years, Trump’s speech was not
aired live on CNN, ABC, or NBC, perhaps a sign of Trump’s falling
popularity, The administration is renewing aggressive immigration
policies and arrests in July hit a record high, Democratic
senators have demanded investigations of the shooting deaths in
Houston and Biddeford, Maine, Trump has announced new tariffs on
certain products from Canada, which would upend the economy if
they take effect.

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