A Russian fuel and lubricants plant exploded and caught fire in Perm this afternoon.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released a new image of a U.S. Navy sailor assigned to the Wasp class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) operating in the Arabian Sea as part of ongoing operations supporting the naval blockade of Iran. According to CENTCOM's latest update, 45 commercial vessels have voluntarily complied with U.S. directives and been redirected, while two vessels have been boarded to verify compliance and two noncompliant vessels have been disabled after failing to obey repeated warnings. The USS Boxer is deployed to the CENTCOM area of operations with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).

Happy 236th Birthday to the United States Coast Guard! 🇺🇸⚓ On August 4, 1790, at the urging of Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, Congress authorized the construction of the Revenue Marine, the service that would eventually become today's United States Coast Guard making it the nation's oldest continuous seagoing military service. For more than two centuries, Coast Guardsmen have safeguarded America's maritime interests through search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, port security, counter-narcotics operations, icebreaking, environmental protection, and national defense. As one of the United States' six armed services, the Coast Guard has served in every major American conflict while saving hundreds of thousands of lives closer to home. Semper Paratus - Always Ready. Happy Birthday to all past and present Coast Guardsmen, and thank you for your continued service to the Nation. 🇺🇸

Russia’s Syzran Oil Refinery is ablaze this morning after a Ukrainian attack drone strike.

Apple removes Telegram from its App Store globally.

A trio of Iranian drones reportedly attacked a military base in northern Kuwait tonight - I24 news

Commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) General Francis Donovan has announced that effective at midnight tonight Joint Task Force-Southern Spear will transition to Joint Task Force-Western Hemisphere.

Ukrainian attack drones struck the Russian ro/ro vehicle carrier Nadezhda last night off the coast of Novorossiysk, severely damaging the vessel and setting it ablaze.

The Department of War has signed new framework agreements with Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin aimed at dramatically expanding U.S. interceptor production, increasing PAC-3 Patriot Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) capacity from about 600 missiles per year to 2,000 per year, while expanding THAAD interceptor production from 96 to 400 interceptors annually. The agreements are designed to strengthen the missile defense industrial base by establishing a second source for PAC-3 solid rocket motors, expanding production of ignition safety devices, and increasing output of critical THAAD structural components to create a more resilient supply chain. The announcement comes after months of reporting from The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Reuters, and The Washington Post that the Iran war has sharply increased demand for Patriot and THAAD interceptors, with senior U.S. military leaders warning that sustained operations have placed growing pressure on both interceptor inventories and the industrial base needed to replenish them.

An FBI agent has been charged after he stole nearly $1 million in crypto from Russia. The Special Agent “took matters into his own hands” believing the FBI “could not or would not act against adversarial cryptocurrency accounts,” and self reported his actions to the FBI.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro was seen arriving at the West Wing of the White House within the last hour, following reports that President Trump is considering her removal due to Pirro’s break last week from the Trump Administration on the cause of damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Aerial images show entire neighborhoods wiped out by the massive wildfires in Spokane, Washington.

President Trump is considering removing U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro after the Justice Department concluded that problems with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool resulted from a flawed renovation rather than vandalism, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump publicly criticized Pirro on Monday, saying he was "really disappointed" and that she "folded like an umbrella" after the Justice Department moved to dismiss the criminal case tied to the Reflecting Pool. CNN reports the president was "furious" over the filing, believes he was not informed in advance, and is now weighing whether to remove one of his longtime political allies from the position. The Justice Department's filing stated the evidence no longer supported the prosecution after determining the damage stemmed from construction issues rather than criminal vandalism, according to CNN.

Ukrainian attack drones reportedly struck a major power substation in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine tonight, causing a widespread blackout.

President Trump: Talks with Iran are going on right now.

Trump: "This is their last chance to make a deal before decapitation."

Trump: We turned DC into Shangri-La. Look at the beautiful ballroom and military center. It's a military center, much more than we have a drone port on top of it

Trump: They're making too much money. Chevron, too much money. ExxonMobil, too much, too much money. They better cut the retail price

President Trump: "I was really disappointed with Jeanine Pirro. She folded like an Umbrella."

Trump rejects any Iranian charges on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the U.S. has "total control."