🇺🇸🇺🇦⚡- Ukrainian President Zelensky hints at the possibility of demoting Rustem Umerov as Defense Minister to the role of Ukraine's Ambassador to the US.

Zelensky had previously done similar with former Commander in Chief Valery Zaluzhny, who now serves as Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK.

🇺🇸🇪🇺🇲🇽⚡- The US imposes 30% tariffs on the EU and Mexico.

🇮🇷⚡- Iran announces the death of Ali Taeb, a close associate of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and a member of the IRGC's most important domestic command centers, the Sarallah Headquarters.

His announcement came just a day after the Chitgar apartment explosion. Chitgar is home to numerous IRGC officials. According to state media, the cause of the explosion on 10 July was a 'gas leak'. Iranian media have not disclosed Taeb's cause of death, which raises suspicion.

🇸🇾⚡- Violent clashes have broken out between the SDF and government-backed groups in the Deir ez-Zur countryside, eastern Syria.

🇫🇷🇦🇲⚡- Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan travelled to Paris, France, to meet Gerard Larcher, President of the French Senate.

The two agreed on deepening EU-Armenia relations, and discussed regional issues including peace with Azerbaijan.

🇸🇾⚡- Fighting is significantly escalating and expanding to other areas, with SNA shelling SDF positions in the Manbij direction, around the Tishrim Dam, northern Syria.

🇸🇾⚡- Bedouin tribes, as part of the Arab Tribal Army, ATA, are moving large reinforcements into the Deir ez-Zur direction.

Majority of the ATA tribes are pro-Damascus government, and have historically been very anti-Kurdish.

🇸🇾⚡- Scenes from the Deir ez-Zur countryside, eastern Syria.

🇸🇾⚡- Clashes between the SDF and SNA reported near Dayr Hafr, Manbij direction, SDF-controlled Syria.

🇸🇾⚡- Two loud explosions heard near Damascus.

🇸🇾⚡- The Syrian government has closed all Euphrates crossings with the SDF in the Deir ez-Zur region, Syria.

🇸🇾⚡- A third explosion was heard near Damascus, as well as sound of intense gunfire.

🇸🇾⚡- BREAKING: The Syrian army raises its combat alertness on all fronts opposite SDF-controlled territory.

🇸🇾🇹🇷⚡- A Turkish UAV enters Syrian airspace. It's entering from the northern Aleppo direction.

🇸🇾⚡- SNA outlet Azaz Network says thousands of pro-Assad militants have joined the ranks of the SDF.

🇸🇾⚡- SNA outlet Azaz Network reports that 60% of the SDF supports SDF Commander in Chief Mazloum Abdi's decision to integrate into the Damascus government. However, 40% oppose integration and are gearing up for war.

🇵🇸🇮🇱⚡- Israeli Finance Minister Smotrich and National Security Minister Ben-Gvir have been summoned to the Prime Minister's Office to discuss the hostage-ceasefire deal with Netanyahu.

🇸🇾⚡- Multiple explosions in Raqqah, SDF-controlled Syria.

🇸🇾🇮🇱⚡- Israeli military incursion into Ain Ziwan, al-Qunaitra countryside, southern Syria.

🇸🇾⚡- BREAKING: SNA begin mobilizing in Tell Abyad, northeast Syria.

🇸🇾⚡- SDF sources say explosions in Raqqah, Syria, are due to their military exercises.