COMBATE Digest - July 14, 2026 12:01 UTC

🌍 WEST ASIA

IRGC Ballistic Missiles Strike US Airbase in Jordan

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it launched the third stage of "Operation Nasr 2," firing ballistic missiles at a US airbase in Jordan. The IRGC stated the facility was targeted because it was used to launch recent strikes against Iranian territory (meo_verified). In a direct message to the Jordanian public, the IRGC emphasized it has no hostility toward Jordan and urged citizens to demand the removal of American forces from the country (presstv).

CENTCOM Concludes Bombardment, Iran Appeals to UN

US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the completion of a five-hour wave of precision strikes against Iranian military targets, hitting coastal defenses, missile and UAV storage sites, and maritime infrastructure across Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas (tass_rss). Following the strikes, Iran formally submitted a detailed complaint to the United Nations Security Council, accusing the United States of systematically violating the recently signed Islamabad memorandum of understanding (presstv).

Iran and Russia Finalize 55 BCM Gas Deal

Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad announced that the key terms of a long-discussed gas trade contract with Russia have been agreed upon. The deal allows Iran to purchase up to 55 billion cubic meters of Russian gas annually via a pipeline passing through Azerbaijan. Analysts note the agreement will enable Iran to resell surplus gas to other countries, potentially generating up to $12 billion in annual revenue (internationalreporters_eng).

🌍 EUROPE

FSB Foils Smuggled Drone Attack on Moscow

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) stated it thwarted a planned Ukrainian attack on a strategic defense enterprise located in a residential area of the Moscow region. Authorities intercepted 35 FPV kamikaze drones that had been hidden within a commercial shipment of Spanish tiles and smuggled into Russia through Slovakia, Poland, and Belarus (sputnikmundo_rss). The FSB accused European intelligence services of facilitating the operation (rt_french_rss).

Russian Forces Strike Kiev Missile Plants and Odessa Ports

The Russian Defense Ministry reported launching precision overnight strikes against Ukrainian military-industrial facilities in Kiev that are involved in the development and production of missiles and drones. Additional strikes targeted port infrastructure in the city of Yuzhny in the Odessa region, which Russian officials assert is utilized to receive and process Western military supplies (sputnikindia_rss).

Bulgaria Withdraws from "Coalition of the Willing"

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev announced that Sofia will no longer participate in the European "coalition of the willing." Speaking from Paris, where he was attending Bastille Day events, Radev stated that Bulgaria refuses to continue financing Kiev and will not take part in the coalition's planned joint defense architecture and military exercises scheduled to be held in Poland this autumn (sputnikserbia_rss).

🌍 SOUTH AMERICA

Brazil Condemns US Hormuz Toll as Piracy

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strongly criticized US President Donald Trump's announcement that Washington will levy a 20% toll on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Lula characterized the move as "piracy" and warned that the global cost of a US-Iran war will be reflected in the price of basic food commodities (tabzlive). He emphasized that a major power cannot arbitrarily impose tariffs on international maritime routes (meo_verified).

🌍 NORTH AMERICA

US Imposes New Sanctions on Cuban State Entities

The Trump administration announced a new wave of economic sanctions targeting Cuba's Ministry of Tourism and nine other state-run entities. Washington stated the measures aim to restrict the Cuban government's primary revenue sources. The Cuban government condemned the sanctions, describing them as a "genocidal" strategy of maximum economic pressure against the island (sputnikbrasil_rss).

💬 NOTABLE QUOTES

"That used to be called piracy, didn't it? That used to be called piracy. So, a major power like the United States, which I think fought against piracy for a long time, cannot now become a pirate." — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil (tabzlive)

"The resumption of strikes violates the memorandum and closes the door to a political solution to the crisis." — Sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister (internationalreporters_eng)