The LOWDOWN - 15 July 2026 - The Logistics of China's New Global Navy
Today's reporting highlights a severe escalation in the Middle East, where the Iranian regime has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all maritime traffic following a wave of U.S. strikes against Iranian military targets. In retaliation, Iran launched drone and missile attacks against U.S. military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan, reportedly using cluster munition warheads for the first time in an attack on Bahrain. Concurrently, President Trump has threatened a "shot right in the front door" of the extremely deeply-buried Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility, underscoring the…
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