๐บ๐ธโ๐ฎ๐ท โ US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Iran:
"Iran's been given every opportunity to negotiate, to show that they're reasonable on the Strait of Hormuzโbut if they're going to shoot at commercial shipping, then we're going to hit them, as POTUS said, 10x harder.
Every night, we're degrading them further and further."
๐บ๐ธโ๐จ๐ฆ โ US President Donald Trump on the tariffs on Canada:
"The Canada tariffs, are those a response to the wildfires?"
POTUS:
"No. That's separate... It's only a response to the way they have treated our farmers and our people. Canada's been very, very tough on us over the years... and no other president's done anything about it."
๐บ๐ธโ๐ฎ๐ท โ POTUS Donald Trump on Iran:
"How about these people? They're in this because of nuclear weapons, and they're trying to possibly reconstitute a site? We'll hit that site. Any site where they're even thinking about nuclear โย we'll be hitting it very, very powerfully."
๐ง๐ซโ๐ โ Captain Ibrahim Traore, President of Burkina Faso, exposes Arab-Islamic colonialism of Africa, says that Arab Muslims have enslaved & attempted to genocide Black Africans for 1000+ years
Traore also called Africans that identify with the so-called Ummah over their country as a case of "Stockholm syndrome"
๐ง๐ซโ๐ด โ Captain Ibrahim Traore, President of Burkina Faso, says that Burkina Faso is a Secular State and those trying to import Wahhabism into it are enemies:
I am a Muslim, but everyone in Burkina Faso has the right to practice their own religion. There will never be Sharia law in this country.
To those Burkinabรจ studying Sharia law in Saudi Arabia, do not return to Burkina Faso. Instead of acquiring technological knowledge and skills that can help develop our country, you chose to study Sharia law. Stay where you are, you won't be allowed back here
๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ฉ๐ช๐ท๐บ โ Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, speaking after a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, told reporters that former and current German and Russian officials held a clandestine meeting in Baku this month.
Aliyev said Baku had received no prior notification from either Germany or Russia and only became aware of the meeting after reading about it in a report by The Times. He added that Azerbaijani authorities subsequently launched an investigation into the visits.
"In other words, our territory was simply used without our knowledge," he added.
๐ฎ๐ท ๐ซ๐ท Iran Violates Diplomatic Immunity in Attack on French Staff
Iranian security forces in Tehran have flagrantly violated international law by detaining and assaulting two French embassy employees. The agents were held for several hours and subjected to interrogation before being released back to their mission.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot condemned the "unacceptable breach" of diplomatic immunity, warning that the incident will have consequences. The staff members are currently safe and scheduled to return to France immediately.
In response to the ongoing Islamist insurgency crisis in Mali, the US government under President Trump is flirting with the possibility of military action in the region.
๐บ๐ธ๐๐ฆ๐ทโฝ๏ธ โ U.S. authorities seized the electronic devices of Argentinaโs football federation (AFA) president Claudio โChiquiโ Tapia and other top AFA officials at JFK airport right before the team flew home after the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Theyโre being investigated over how the federation handles massive international contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
The probe is looking at companies like Tourprodenter and suspicious money flows through U.S. banks.
Tapia and others were summoned to testify on July 30 in Florida.
๐บ๐ธโ๐ฎ๐ทโ๏ธ โ US President Donald J. Trump to the Islamic Republic of Iran:
From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran.
Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ธโ๐ฎ๐ท โ On July 21, 2026, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) published a footage showing the 11th wave of strikes against military and dual-use targets inside Iran
In Statement, issued back then, it said:
At 8:15 p.m. ET on July 21, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) successfully completed the 11th consecutive evening of strikes against Iran.
CENTCOM assets targeted Iranian military operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities, and military logistics infrastructure to further degrade Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Over the past three months, Iran has attacked more than 30 commercial vessels transiting the international waterway vital for regional and global trade. The unwarranted attacks have endangered hundreds of innocent mariners and undermined freedom of navigation.
Despite Iranian aggression, the Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial vessel transit. Since early May, CENTCOM forces have helped facilitate the transit of approximately 900 commercial vessels and 450 million barrels of crude oil.