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WORLD CONFLICT DEBRIEF — Live OSINT Dashboard Tracking Global Conflicts.
As of 07 AUG 2026WAR DAY 1626
BreakingAP: Regional Officials Believe Khamenei Was Wounded in War’s Opening StrikesIranSaudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Mutual-Defense Pact in MeccaUkraineISW: North Korea Sending Over 100 Missiles to Russia, Deepening Military Supply RelationshipIranIran’s President Says Contact With Khamenei ‘Very Difficult’ After Report His Only Meeting Was in a Dark CarBreakingMassive Russian Missile and Drone Attack Hits Kyiv Region Overnight, Killing at Least 14-17BreakingIran and Oman Say They’ve Reached Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Route, Joint Statement in Final DraftingUkraineZelensky Dismisses Ambassador to US Stefanishyna Amid Corruption Probe, Leaves Washington Post VacantColombiaColombia’s Right-Wing President-Elect Set to Dismantle ‘Total Peace’ at Aug 7 InaugurationBreakingUS, Iran and Oman Close In on Interim Hormuz Deal as CENTCOM Declares Southern Route ‘Free and Open’SudanUN Warns El-Obeid Risks Repeat of El Fasher ‘Hallmarks of Genocide’ as RSF Siege TightensBreakingNetanyahu Hardens Line on Gaza Withdrawal as Al-Quds Brigades Separately Joins Disarmament DealVenezuelaVenezuela Earthquake Death Toll Passes 6,125 as Government Faces Mounting Criticism Over ResponseUkraineUkraine Launches Wide Overnight Drone Attack on Russian Logistics and Oil InfrastructureBreakingBomb Kills 3 at Moscow Restaurant in Suspected Assassination Attempt on Russian Aerospace Forces CommanderBreakingUkraine Hits Russian Strategic Bomber Base at Engels-2 and Saratov Refinery, 600km From the FrontBreakingRussia’s Most Lopsided Ballistic Barrage Yet Hits Kyiv — 1 of 27 Missiles Intercepted — as Trump Walks Back Patriot LicensingBreakingTrump’s Board of Peace Announces Hamas Disarmament Agreement — Israel Hasn’t Endorsed It, Hamas Says Israel Must Withdraw FirstBreakingIran’s Retaliation Widens to Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain as CENTCOM Reviews the Strike That Killed a Family on QeshmBreakingRussia’s Largest Strike in Weeks Kills 8-10 as a Missile Crosses Into Poland, Prompting NATO Jets to ScrambleBreakingIran War Reignites: US Launches ‘Heavy Wave’ of Strikes After Iranian Attack on Jordan Base, Egypt Hit for First TimeUkraineZelensky Calls White House Meeting with Trump ‘Good,’ Then Ukraine Hits Russia’s Ryazan RefineryUkraineSenate Advances Graham Russia-Iran Sanctions Act in Tribute Vote Following Senator’s DeathUkraineUkraine Strikes Tyumen Refinery and Multiple Crimea Targets Overnight as Russia Preps New Push Toward DobropilliaUkraineUK PM Burnham Makes First Ukraine Visit, Pledges ‘Stone Cloak’ Electronic Warfare Tech License to KyivUkraineUkraine Repels One of Russia's Largest Assaults of the War in Donetsk RegionBreakingZelensky Still Struggling to Resolve Fedorov Crisis as Protests Continue Past a WeekBreaking13th Night of Strikes as Iran Disputes Report It Rejected an Iraqi Ceasefire ProposalSouth China SeaChina Holds Taiwan Strait Live-Fire Drills, Then Fires Near Japan's Okinotori for the First TimeBreakingAP: Regional Officials Believe Khamenei Was Wounded in War’s Opening StrikesIranSaudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Mutual-Defense Pact in MeccaUkraineISW: North Korea Sending Over 100 Missiles to Russia, Deepening Military Supply RelationshipIranIran’s President Says Contact With Khamenei ‘Very Difficult’ After Report His Only Meeting Was in a Dark CarBreakingMassive Russian Missile and Drone Attack Hits Kyiv Region Overnight, Killing at Least 14-17BreakingIran and Oman Say They’ve Reached Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Route, Joint Statement in Final DraftingUkraineZelensky Dismisses Ambassador to US Stefanishyna Amid Corruption Probe, Leaves Washington Post VacantColombiaColombia’s Right-Wing President-Elect Set to Dismantle ‘Total Peace’ at Aug 7 InaugurationBreakingUS, Iran and Oman Close In on Interim Hormuz Deal as CENTCOM Declares Southern Route ‘Free and Open’SudanUN Warns El-Obeid Risks Repeat of El Fasher ‘Hallmarks of Genocide’ as RSF Siege TightensBreakingNetanyahu Hardens Line on Gaza Withdrawal as Al-Quds Brigades Separately Joins Disarmament DealVenezuelaVenezuela Earthquake Death Toll Passes 6,125 as Government Faces Mounting Criticism Over ResponseUkraineUkraine Launches Wide Overnight Drone Attack on Russian Logistics and Oil InfrastructureBreakingBomb Kills 3 at Moscow Restaurant in Suspected Assassination Attempt on Russian Aerospace Forces CommanderBreakingUkraine Hits Russian Strategic Bomber Base at Engels-2 and Saratov Refinery, 600km From the FrontBreakingRussia’s Most Lopsided Ballistic Barrage Yet Hits Kyiv — 1 of 27 Missiles Intercepted — as Trump Walks Back Patriot LicensingBreakingTrump’s Board of Peace Announces Hamas Disarmament Agreement — Israel Hasn’t Endorsed It, Hamas Says Israel Must Withdraw FirstBreakingIran’s Retaliation Widens to Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain as CENTCOM Reviews the Strike That Killed a Family on QeshmBreakingRussia’s Largest Strike in Weeks Kills 8-10 as a Missile Crosses Into Poland, Prompting NATO Jets to ScrambleBreakingIran War Reignites: US Launches ‘Heavy Wave’ of Strikes After Iranian Attack on Jordan Base, Egypt Hit for First TimeUkraineZelensky Calls White House Meeting with Trump ‘Good,’ Then Ukraine Hits Russia’s Ryazan RefineryUkraineSenate Advances Graham Russia-Iran Sanctions Act in Tribute Vote Following Senator’s DeathUkraineUkraine Strikes Tyumen Refinery and Multiple Crimea Targets Overnight as Russia Preps New Push Toward DobropilliaUkraineUK PM Burnham Makes First Ukraine Visit, Pledges ‘Stone Cloak’ Electronic Warfare Tech License to KyivUkraineUkraine Repels One of Russia's Largest Assaults of the War in Donetsk RegionBreakingZelensky Still Struggling to Resolve Fedorov Crisis as Protests Continue Past a WeekBreaking13th Night of Strikes as Iran Disputes Report It Rejected an Iraqi Ceasefire ProposalSouth China SeaChina Holds Taiwan Strait Live-Fire Drills, Then Fires Near Japan's Okinotori for the First Time
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South China Sea
FLASHPOINTMaritime Dispute
Three separate confrontations in a single week (Jul 20–24) at Second Thomas Shoal and Scarborough Shoal pulled in the USS George Washington carrier group and triggered joint US-Philippines-Japan drills — the sharpest acceleration of the year. Near-daily CCG harassment of Philippine resupply continues underneath it. $3.37T annual trade transits the SCS.
$3.37T
Annual Trade Value
Annual trade value transiting SCS
47+
Incidents YTD 2026
Documented PRC harassment incidents
~90%
China Claims
Nine-Dash Line; UNCLOS tribunal ruled no legal basis
6
Claimant Nations
China, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Taiwan
South China Sea — Geographic Reference
to scale · nine-dash line approximate
🔴 China-held🔵 Philippines-held🟠 Taiwan-held- - China's nine-dash claim (approximate)
Land borders plotted at true coordinates. China has never published official nine-dash coordinates; the line here follows commonly published approximations.
🌏 Claimant Nations
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China (PRC)
~90% via Nine-Dash Line
Operates largest artificial island militarization campaign. 7 reefs fortified. Coast Guard Law (2021) permits use of force on foreign vessels.
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Philippines
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Won UNCLOS arbitration in 2016. Faces near-daily Chinese water cannon attacks at Second Thomas Shoal. US MDT invoked since 2024.
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Vietnam
Paracel & Spratly Islands
Claims historic rights. Operates 48+ features. Significant oil and gas interests.
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Malaysia
Part of Spratly Islands
Quiet but active claimant. Operates Swallow Reef airstrip. Relies on ASEAN diplomacy.
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Brunei
Louisa Reef
Narrowest claim. Does not occupy any feature. Relies on bilateral agreements.
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Taiwan (ROC)
Same as PRC (historical)
Occupies Itu Aba / Taiping Island. Largest natural island in Spratlys.
South China SeaJul 24, 2026Reported
China Holds Taiwan Strait Live-Fire Drills, Then Fires Near Japan's Okinotori for the First Time
▸China's military ran a two-day live-fire exercise in the Taiwan Strait (Jul 22-23) following increased incursions near Taiwan's waters and airspace, per Taiwan's defense ministry
▸Beijing then conducted live-fire drills near Japan's Okinotori for the first time, directly disputing Japan's claimed EEZ around the reef; the PRC argues Okinotori isn't a natural island and that Japan's EEZ claim there violates international law
▸The exercises follow joint PRC-Russian aerial drills that encroached into South Korea's air defense identification zone and the Jul 6-13 Joint Sea-2026 exercise off Qingdao — AEI assesses the drills may be building PLA-Russian interoperability relevant to a future Taiwan scenario. Wang Yi and Rubio met on the ASEAN sidelines Jul 22, with both sides stressing continued communication despite the tension
A rare first-time live-fire challenge to Japan's EEZ claim, layered on top of already-elevated Taiwan Strait activity — expands the friction map beyond the usual median-line incursions right as regional diplomats are gathered in Manila