Day: July 20, 2026

BREAKING:

USA is attacking Iran’s military in strait of Hormuz. This is 10th attack on Iran.

— @World_Affairs11 Jul 20, 2026

Politico: FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to visit Russia in mid-October, with stops in Moscow and St. Petersburg. He’s reportedly set to be hosted by the FSB, Russia’s main domestic security agency and the successor to the Soviet-era KGB.

— @RpsAgainstTrump Jul 20, 2026

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Instead of trying to shoot U.S. aircraft out of the sky, Iran is taking away the runways.

There’s a name for it now: debasification. And by the numbers, it’s working.

Prewar, the U.S. could run operations against Iran from roughly 20 airbases. Strip out Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi and Jordan and you’re down to about five.

Hundreds of airframes compressed onto a handful of tarmacs, with less time between launch detection and impact than it takes to get them airborne. More planes parked, more hits.

Jordan was supposed to be the fallback. Per NYT reporting, 4 Iranian strikes there in a week produced casualties and aircraft losses, including personnel killed at Muwaffaq Salti. Interception rates in the footage look nothing like the official ones.

And the retreat carries its own penalty. Pull back to Israel and every tanker now flies a thousand-plus miles to reach Iran’s border. More when carrier aircraft are launching from 1,700 miles out in the Arabian Sea.

No tankers, no loiter time. No loiter time, no suppressing Iranian air defenses. No suppression, no cheap bombs. And the cruise missile stocks are already thin.

The one lever left is accepting losses the U.S. hasn’t accepted in a generation. Is Washington willing to pull it?

Source: Amerikanets on Substack / Writer: Oliver

— @MarioNawfal Jul 20, 2026

Ukraine’s Brave1 technology cluster says military personnel at the Ministry of Defense have developed Firefly guided munitions for bomber drones. The system is designed to operate from altitudes of up to 800 m, reducing the need for UAVs to descend during attacks.  #Ukraine  #UAV

— @Drone_Wars_ Jul 20, 2026

The Ukrainian president is under pressure to replace his controversial top general, who clashed with Mykhailo Fedorov over how the country should fight the war.  ft.trib.al/FdRZPks

— @FT Jul 20, 2026