US officials confirmed forces will complete their Iraq withdrawal by September 30, ending a 23-year military presence and handing off to economic partnerships.
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Russia Plans Kyiv Energy Strikes Before Ukraine’s Independence Day
Russia is preparing large-scale strikes on Kyiv’s power grid before August 24, exploiting Ukraine’s acute shortage of Patriot ballistic missile interceptors at the worst possible moment.
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Iran and Oman Fix Hormuz Coordinates but Tehran Demands More From Washington
Iran and Oman agreed on geographic coordinates for Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes, but Tehran says the deal alone cannot reopen the waterway without further US concessions.
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Senate Passes Russia Sanctions Bill 86-11, Targeting Oil Buyers in China and India
The US Senate voted 86-11 on August 7 to pass sweeping Russia energy sanctions named after the late Lindsey Graham, authorising 100% tariffs on countries buying Russian oil.
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan Sign Mecca Defence Pact
The three nations signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7, pledging collective defence in language explicitly modelled on NATO’s mutual defence clause.
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Ukraine Strikes Iranian Vessels in the Caspian, Opening a New Battlefront
Ukraine attacked Iranian vessels in the Caspian Sea on July 25, killing one sailor and drawing a retaliation warning from Tehran as Kyiv extends its campaign to cut the Iran-Russia supply corridor.
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Ukraine Strikes Russian Refineries 1,300km Inside Russia as Strikes Kill Six
Ukraine struck oil refineries in Bashkortostan and Yaroslavl on 6 August, over 1,300km from the front, as Russian attacks killed six people in eastern Ukraine.
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North Korea Deploys Missile Unit to Russia Armed with 120 Ballistic Missiles
Ukraine’s military intelligence says a North Korean unit carrying six launchers and 120 KN-23 and KN-24 ballistic missiles is deploying to Russia’s Voronezh region for use against Ukraine.
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Ukraine Fires Over 400 Drones at Moscow in the War’s Largest Single Blitz
Ukraine launched more than 400 drones toward Moscow in an overnight strike in early August, the largest single drone blitz of the war, injuring ten people and igniting a fire at a major logistics hub south of the capital.
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US Blacklists Mahan Air and Four Foreign Firms Over IRGC Support
OFAC sanctioned six entities across Iran, China, Russia and India for aiding the IRGC, including its “airline of choice” for moving troops and weapons.