U.S. President Donald J. Trump said that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are still in the process of withdrawal from pilot zones in Southern Lebanon, which will be handed over to the Lebanese Army to administer, and that “they get along very well.” This, as just earlier today, Lebanese forces, moving into one pilot zone received fire from IDF forces in the same local.

President Trump on Syria fighting Hezbollah: Well, it’s a concept. We get along very well with the President of Syria. He’s done a very good job. He’s pulled Syria together. He would like to come in and do something with Hezbollah. He has been fighting Hezbollah for a long time. I think it would be very effective.

Trump on Iran: "How about these people? They're in this because of nuclear weapons, and they're trying to possibly reconstitute a site? We'll hit that site. Any site where they're even thinking about nuclear -- we'll be hitting it very, very powerfully."

When asked about the Yemeni Houthis’ blockade of Saudi vessels traveling through the strategic maritime choke point of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and the Red Sea, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said if needed, “we’ll take care of it,” subsequently referencing last year’s 46-day long strike campaign against the nominal holders of power in Sanaa as a possible outcome.

During a joint presser with U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, President Trump said he would like to press the issue of Lebanon’s involvement in the Abraham Accords, an increasingly expanding region-wide Arab-Israeli rapprochement process, with his Lebanese counterpart during today’s talks.

President Trump says that the US will strike Iran’s fortified Pickaxe Mountain “pretty soon.” The underground facility, adjacent to Natanz, reportedly received centrifuges and some enriched nuclear material after Fordow was bombed last year.

Trump on attack that killed US troops: "They did slip something through in Jordan"

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: "Iran's been given every opportunity to negotiate, to show that they're reasonable on the Strait of Hormuz--but if they're going to shoot at commercial shipping, then we're going to hit them, as the President said, 10x harder. Every night, we're degrading them further and further."

Reporter: Do you believe that Iran has moved nuclear centrifuges into Pickaxe Mountain? Trump: We don't have it on record. All we do is read the fake news, you know, we see the news is so wrong so many times. So, you know, maybe, maybe this one they have right. We’ll be hitting that area probably pretty soon.

Trump on Iran: You saw the number of protesters that they killed--52,000 plus. They kill them like they're candy. They’re killing people at random.

Trump on Iran: "Honestly, they haven't seen anything yet. We've been nice. We've been nice."

Reporter: Do you believe that Iran is trying to impact the midterm elections by threatening the Strait of Hormuz?  Trump: They won't have any impact on me.

Dr. Oz: "Today, we are calling on two states... California and Minnesota. We want them to come alongside us, federal partners, to ensure that Medicaid dollars go to the services that are required by real people, with real problems, getting real care."

On the first full day of the new PM's term, the RAF is conducting its first deep signal reconnaissance mission into the Black Sea in months, flying just off the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea.

Ukrainian attack drones struck Russia’s Kursk Khalino airbase this morning, successfully hitting a MiG-29, and then the Russian Pantsir that failed to protect the airfield.

Following today’s announced “blockade” of Saudi Arabia by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen, chances that the Bab el-Mandela Strait will once again be closed have begun to steadily rise on Polymarket’s betting market, with chances that the strait will be effectively closed by August 31 sitting at 19%.

Newly released footage of Ukrainian defense manufacturer Fire Point testing a ballistic missile. The company currently has two variants undergoing development, the FP-7 and Moscow-ranged FP-9.

Trump ordered an additional 50% tariff on a range of Canadian goods earlier, citing Canada's treatment of U.S. alcohol, automobiles, and dairy products. Canada released a statement:

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it concluded another round of strikes against Iran at 9:00 p.m. ET on July 20, targeting military command centers, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch sites, and air defense systems for the tenth consecutive night intending to degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping transiting the Strait of Hormuz. According to CENTCOM, since early May, U.S. forces have helped facilitate the safe passage of approximately 900 commercial vessels carrying an estimated 450 million barrels of crude oil through the strategic waterway. CENTCOM added that U.S. forces remain postured to respond to further Iranian aggression against civilian maritime traffic.

Tomorrow’s dignified transfer for U.S. Servicemembers killed in the recent round of hostilities with Iran, at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, has been pushed to Wednesday, officials tell NewsNation. Four Servicemembers are expected to be returned to the United States from the Middle East, in a ceremony that will be attended by family members and a number of senior officials, including President Donald J. Trump.