Armed conflicts and attacks

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claims to have stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz. (Arab News)

• https://www.arabnews.com/node/2651952/middle-east

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Islamic Republic News Agency reports that the U.S. military has struck the Shalamcheh area near the Iran–Iraq border. Two people are reported to be killed and 11 are reported injured. (Middle East Eye) (The Guardian)

• https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-strike-irans-border-iraq-kills-two
• https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/23/us-iran-war-live-updates-strikes-houthis-red-sea-saudi-nuclear-deal-middle-east-crisis-latest-news?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6a615f5d8f088134984ca632#block-6a615f5d8f088134984ca632

Armed conflicts and attacks

Shipping data shows that two Chinese very large crude carriers carrying 4 million ​barrels of Saudi Arabian oil, the Singaporean-flagged VLCC Xin Long Yang and Chinese-flagged VLCC Cosnew Lake, are heading towards Bab-el-Mandeb. (The Standard)

• https://www.thestandard.com.hk/china/article/337997/Two-Chinese-supertankers-with-Saudi-oil-head-to-Bab-el-Mandeb-for-Red-Sea-exit