Israeli Forces Raid Southwest Syria, Shell Quneitra and Daraa Governorates

The US military confirmed that a P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine patrol aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait. China says it monitored the Navy’s plane.  “By operating within the Taiwan Strait in accordance with international law, the United States upholds the navigational rights and freedoms of all nations,” a statement from the 7th Fleet said, adding that the […]

China Test-Launches Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile In Pacific, Alarming Neighbors Via The Cradle The Chinese navy on Monday test-launched a strategic missile from a nuclear submarine in the Pacific Ocean in the framework of its annual military exercises. "At 12.01pm on July 6, a strategic nuclear submarine of China's People's Liberation Army Navy successfully launched a... strategic missile carrying a training simulation warhead into the relevant high seas of the Pacific Ocean," spokesperson Wang Xuemeng said in a statement posted on WeChat. via Reuters "This missile test launch is a routine arrangement of China's annual...

Japan To Welcome First Crude Cargo Via Hormuz Since War Began By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com A supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi crude is set to arrive in Japan early next week after clearing the Strait of Hormuz in late April, in the first shipment of Middle East crude to Japan via the chokepoint since the Iran war began on February 28. The Idemitsu Maru very large crude tanker; Photo: MarineTraffic The very large crude carrier (VLCC) Idemitsu Maru, which had departed from Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura port in the Persian Gulf...