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Recent Briefings

Sunday, July 19, 2026 11 stories

American forces suffered their first confirmed casualties in Jordan this weekend, driving the multi-front conflict with Iran into its most dangerous chapter yet. At the same time, Beijing’s AI sector …

Saturday, July 18, 2026 12 stories

As the US-Iran conflict extends into a second week, Tehran is now threatening a full-scale offensive and targeting allied infrastructure in Kuwait. Meanwhile, the software industry is confronting the …

Friday, July 17, 2026 12 stories

The exchange of strikes between the US and Iran has now breached critical civilian infrastructure across the Gulf, pushing the regional conflict far past its initial military boundaries. In the techno…

Thursday, July 16, 2026 12 stories

The global economy is finally feeling the weight of the US-Iran conflict today. A fifth straight day of military exchanges is pushing Asian LNG prices to their highest point since March and forcing In…

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 11 stories

Today on The Anvil, we are watching the formal collapse of the diplomatic track in the Middle East, as the US-Iran conflict escalates into a multi-country exchange and a renewed naval blockade. Concur…

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 12 stories

The US-Iran conflict is moving into a highly volatile new phase as a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz is reinstated and Tehran locks out UN nuclear inspectors. Meanwhile, the rapid deployment of…

Monday, July 13, 2026 12 stories

We're tracking a significant geographic expansion of the US-Iran conflict today, with Tehran launching retaliatory strikes against US infrastructure in Jordan and three Gulf states. On the technology …

Sunday, July 12, 2026 12 stories

A massive expansion of the US-Iran conflict is rippling through global energy markets after Tehran targeted five Gulf nations and closed the Strait of Hormuz. Alongside that regional crisis, we are lo…

Saturday, July 11, 2026 14 stories

The direct military exchange between the US and Iran has intensified, with Iran's new Supreme Leader formally entering the fray and vowing retaliation. In the tech sector, we are tracking the hidden c…

Friday, July 10, 2026 12 stories

Today on The Anvil—OpenAI, Meta, and SpaceXAI just unleashed a synchronized price war in the agentic coding market, flooding the zone with new models as engineering teams grapple with mounting token c…