July 27, 2026

The American Conservative Morning Briefing · Jul 27, 2026 · 4m

Good morning! Today is Monday, July 27th 2026, and this is The American Conservative's Morning Brief. A U.S.–Iran pause enters a second night as depleted munitions, drone strikes on Erbil, and a mined tanker in the Strait of Hormuz push gas prices to $4.11 a gallon. The abrupt firing of Ukraine's defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov punctures the narrative that Kiev is turning the tide, exposing battlefield setbacks, entrenched corruption, and Zelensky's habit of sidelining rivals. and now for the details. We begin overseas, where the United States and Iran have paused their mutual strikes for a…