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β Washington grapples with a National Guard β β Myanmar military escalates civilian β
β deployment extended until 2029 β β killings, monitor warns β
β feature - Washington Post - β β feature - NBC News / ACLED - β
β independent/independent [USA] β β independent/independent [MMR] β
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β The DC National Guard deployment (5,000+ β β ACLED documents 12+ mass-killing incidents β
β troops) passed one year and was extended β β by the military in H1 2026 (450+ civilians β
β through the end of the term into 2029 β β dead) with intensified aerial bombing since β
β rather than wound down, with prior β β the March command restructure; the junta β
β deployments in LA, Chicago, Memphis, β β holds ~21% of territory against ~42% β
β Minneapolis and New Orleans and St. Louis β β resistance-held, with ~5.2M displaced and a β
β and New York floated next. Normalization of β β loyalist installed as commander-in-chief β
β standing domestic military presence; β β after an opposition-banning election. β
β political stability worsened -4 to -5. β β Gold-standard conflict monitor; confidence β
β β β up. β
β https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202 β β β
β 6/08/10/national-guard-deployment-washingto β β https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/myanmar- β
β n-trump-crime/f8d62866-94ab-11f1-9ef9-1be72 β β military-escalates-civilian-killings-monito β
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β US launches another round of attacks on β β US and Saudi Arabia strike Tehran-backed β
β Iran β β militia sites in eastern Iraq β
β feature - Al Jazeera - tilt/tilt β β feature - Associated Press - β
β [IRN,USA,OMN] β β wire/independent [IRQ,USA,SAU,IRN] β
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β CENTCOM launched a 'heavy wave' of strikes β β Joint US-Saudi airstrikes hit militia β
β on Iranian command centers, missile and β β logistics and weapons sites in eastern Iraq β
β drone factories and a coastal surveillance β β July 29, killing at least 20 fighters β
β site overnight July 29-30, ending a roughly β β including 6 Iranian advisers per two Iraqi β
β five-night pause; IRNA reported 3 killed on β β militia officials, in response to militia β
β Qeshm Island (state figure, direction β β drone attacks on Saudi Arabia; hours β
β only). The 10-day mediator proposal was β β earlier Iran fired ballistic missiles at β
β never accepted; Iran conflict held near -9, β β Jordan-based US forces. Iraq's soil now β
β not floored, on the still-live mediation β β struck by both sides: Iraq conflict held β
β channels. β β near -9; drove Saudi conflict near -6 to -7 β
β β β and US conflict near -6 to -7. β
β https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/30/us β β β
β -launches-another-round-of-attacks-on-iran β β https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0 β
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β US says it targeted Iran forces after β β U.S. and Iran launch fresh strikes after β
β deaths of two American troops β β attacks on commercial ships β
β feature - CNBC - independent/independent β β feature - The Washington Post - β
β [IRN,USA] β β independent/independent [IRN,USA] β
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β The US ran a ninth consecutive night of β β Three tankers (incl. an LNG carrier and the β
β strikes across Iran July 19-20, partly β β Qatari-flagged Al Rekayyat) were struck in β
β framed as punishment for two service β β the Strait of Hormuz on July 7, the most in β
β members killed at Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti β β a single day since April; US officials β
β base, with the naval blockade sustained and β β attributed it to IRGC missiles. Triggered β
β no ceasefire. Corroborates Iran conflict β β the oil-waiver revocation and a new round β
β held near -9 (not floored; mediation β β of US strikes - another turn of the roughly β
β active) and drove US conflict near -5 to β β weekly announce-then-collapse ceasefire β
β -6. β β cycle. Fed Iran conflict_involvement near β
β β β -7 to -8 (scored as intermittent β
β https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/19/us-says-it- β β oscillation, not floored). β
β targeted-iran-forces-after-deaths-of-two-am β β β
β erican-troops.html β β https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0 β
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β Supreme Court strikes down Trump's order β β US Navy Secretary acknowledges NSA Bahrain β
β ending birthright citizenship β β damage β
β feature - SCOTUSblog - unknown/independent β β feature - The Intercept - β
β [USA] β β independent/independent [BHR,USA] β
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β A 6-3 majority (Roberts) struck Trump's β β Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao acknowledged β
β executive order denying citizenship to β β Sept 13 that NSA Bahrain, home of the Fifth β
β children of undocumented/temporary-status β β Fleet, has been damaged by Iranian strikes β
β parents as unconstitutional under the 14th β β to the point that USS Abraham Lincoln's β
β Amendment - the strongest β β crew have nowhere to pull in, with a task β
β conservative-majority judicial check of the β β force assessing restoration. β
β window. Held US rule_of_law at -5 and β β β
β treatment_non_citizens at -8 against β β https://theintercept.com/2026/09/15/iran-wa β
β otherwise deteriorating trends. β β r-us-bases-damage/ β
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β https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/06/supreme- β
β court-strikes-down-trumps-order-ending-birt β
β hright-citizenship/ β
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β Trump escalates trade war with Canada, β β Kuwait faces intense night of Iranian β
β imposing 50% tariffs on a range of goods β β attacks as power plant hit β
β feature - The Globe and Mail - β β feature - Bloomberg - β
β unknown/independent [USA,CAN] β β independent/independent [KWT,IRN] β
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β Trump signed a Section 338 executive order β β Iran struck a Kuwaiti power-generation / β
β imposing 50% tariffs on a wide range of β β water-desalination plant twice in ~24 hours β
β Canadian goods (autos, alcohol, cheese), β β July 16-17, damaging generation units and β
β effective within 30 days; PM Carney called β β disrupting desalination - Iran's first β
β it a 'direct violation' and said both β β deliberate civilian-infrastructure β
β agreed to accelerate talks. Drove US trade β β targeting of the war. Drove Kuwait β
β near -5 to -6 and Canada trade near -4 to β β infrastructure near 0 to -3 and conflict β
β -6 / alliance -2 to -3. β β near -8 to -9. β
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β https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-po β β https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202 β
β litics/article-trump-tariffs-canada-us-exec β β 6-07-18/kuwait-faces-intense-night-of-irani β
β utive-order-section-338/ β β an-attacks-as-power-plant-hit β
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β UAE says Iranian missiles struck oil β β Trump says ceasefire 'over', re-ups threats β
β tankers in Strait of Hormuz, one sailor β β after US and Iran trade attacks β
β killed β β feature - Al Jazeera - tilt/tilt β
β feature - Reuters (via BOE Report) - β β [IRN,USA,ISR] β
β wire/independent [ARE,OMN,IRN,IND] β β β
β β β On July 8 Trump declared the June 17 β
β UAE-flagged tankers Al Bahiyah and Mombasa β β US-Iran MoU 'over' after the Hormuz tanker β
β were hit by Iranian cruise missiles in β β strikes and a fresh wave of US strikes on β
β Omani territorial waters July 13; one β β ~80-90 Iranian sites; both sides accused β
β Indian crew member killed, six Indian and β β each other of violating the deal, though β
β two Ukrainian nationals injured. First β β the US agreed to keep talking - the latest β
β direct UAE-flagged casualties: drove UAE β β turn of a ceasefire that has been announced β
β conflict near -6 to -7 and Oman near -5 to β β and has collapsed on roughly weekly cycles. β
β -6. β β Behind the Iran conflict downgrade (near -7 β
β β β to -8), with the positive skew retained β
β https://boereport.com/2026/07/13/uae-says-i β β because the talks keep resuming. β
β ranian-missiles-struck-oil-tankers-in-strai β β β
β t-of-hormuz-one-sailor-killed/ β β https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/8/tru β
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β Core inflation rate hit 3.4% in May, β β Iran claims it struck an oil tanker in the β
β highest since October 2023, Fed's preferred β β Strait of Hormuz β
β gauge shows β β feature - Associated Press - β
β feature - CNBC - independent/independent β β wire/independent [IRN] β
β [USA] β β β
β β β Iran said it struck an oil tanker trying to β
β May PCE inflation accelerated to 4.1% β β transit Hormuz. AP frames Tehran's asserted β
β headline / 3.4% core y/y, a 3-year high, β β control over the waterway since the Feb 28 β
β with the Iran-war energy spike plus β β war start. Used together with UK maritime β
β increasingly widespread tariff pass-through β β reporting on the Togo-flagged Trend; IRGC β
β cited as a structural contributor. Drove US β β strike claims are corroboration-only where β
β inflation -5 -> -6. β β independent chains agree an event occurred. β
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β https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/25/pce-inflati β β https://apnews.com/article/mideast-roundup- β
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β Brazil's Supreme Court postpones decision β β Drone attack shuts Mandalay International β
β on Moraes probe β β Airport β
β feature - AgΓͺncia Brasil - unknown/unknown β β feature - Reuters - wire/independent [MMR] β
β [BRA] β β β
β β β A resistance drone attack shut Mandalay β
β The STF closed its Sept 15 session without β β International Airport on Sept 11, crossing β
β deciding whether to probe Justice Moraes β β from rural insurgency to major β
β over Banco Master intercepts; Justice Dino β β infrastructure targets. β
β took a 90-day review while Gilmar Mendes β β β
β attempted to merge related probes. β β https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/ β
β β β myanmar-mandalay-airport-drone-2026-09-11/ β
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β a/noticia/2026-09/stf-postpones-decision-on β
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β List of products from the United States β β Canada retaliates with $20B tariffs on US β
β subject to counter-tariffs effective β β goods β
β September 8, 2026 β β feature - Associated Press - β
β feature - Department of Finance Canada - β β wire/independent [CAN,USA] β
β unknown/partially-entangled [CAN,USA] β β β
β β β Prime Minister Carney imposed $20B in β
β Canada's counter-tariffs on C$27.6bn of US β β retaliatory tariffs on US steel, dairy, β
β goods took legal effect at 12:01am on Sept β β appliances, aluminum and farm equipment at β
β 8, covering steel, aluminium, dairy, β β 15-50% rates effective Sept 8. β
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β and paper, plastics and electronics, β β https://apnews.com/article/canada-tariffs-t β
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β self-assessment. The near-term score was β
β already at -8, so retaliation entering β
β force completes the escalation. β
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β https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance β
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β Turkey, 7 other countries condemn Israeli β β Serbia heads to snap vote as premier calls β
β ministers over Gaza expulsion plans β β to disband parliament β
β feature - Turkish Minute - unknown/unknown β β feature - Bloomberg - β
β [ISR,TUR,EGY,JOR,QAT,SAU,ARE,PAK] β β independent/independent [SRB] β
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β Eight states issued a joint statement β β Prime Minister Djuro Macut's government β
β condemning Israeli ministers Katz and β β formally asked President Vucic to dissolve β
β Ben-Gvir over stated plans to remove β β parliament and call the snap election, with β
β Palestinians from Gaza, after Ben-Gvir put β β an Oct 25 date requiring the call by Sept β
β figures on it at 250,000 in year one and β β 10. Vucic, term-limited as president, β
β roughly 2 million over six years. The β β intends to run for prime minister. Closes a β
β signatories include the UAE, an Abraham β β carry-forward that two consecutive passes β
β Accords partner. A joint condemnation β β had missed. Genuinely two-sided: the β
β naming sitting ministers and including a β β election protesters demanded is being β
β normalization partner is a measurable β β called, and the incumbent preserves his β
β alliance cost. β β position through a different office. β
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β https://www.turkishminute.com/2026/09/07/tu β β https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202 β
β rkey-7-other-countries-condemn-israeli-mini β β 6-09-07/serbia-heads-to-snap-vote-as-premie β
β sters-gaza-expulsion-plans/ β β r-calls-to-disband-parliament β
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