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🛡️Defense Briefing
24. Juli 2026 · 05:03 Uhr
1US-Iran War: 13th Night of Bombing – Trump Threatens Maximum Strike
r/DiscussionZone, @DanielLDavis1, The Guardian The US has carried out attacks on Iran for the 13th consecutive night, hitting drone factories, coastal surveillance systems, and air defense installations. Trump signals he is on the verge of deciding on a 'largest attack to date,' while UN Secretary-General warns the crisis is spiraling 'out of control.' Oil surpassed the $100 mark for the first time since May after Houthi rebels attacked Saudi ships in the Red Sea – with massive impacts on global supply chains and energy prices.
2France Exposes Russian Intelligence Unit Publicly
r/europe, 14867 Upvotes In a rare move, France's counterintelligence has publicly identified a specific Russian military unit by name, disclosed its location near St. Petersburg, and revealed its operational focuses. Compromised targets include email accounts of Defense Ministry executives, the French Embassy network in Moscow, and a justice ministry server. The step is regarded as a deliberate political signal from France and is likely to further escalate diplomatic tensions with Moscow.
3Ukraine Escalates: New Army Chief Announces Operations in Russia
r/worldnews, ISW, @MilitarySummary Ukraine's new commander-in-chief announced immediately after taking office that he would intensify counteroffensives and launch new operations on Russian territory. Meanwhile, ISW reported Russian offensive advances near Orekhov and the encirclement of Dalinka, while Polymarket put the probability of a ceasefire by end of 2026 at only 36% – down 10 percentage points this month. Additionally, negotiations in Anchorage failed: US Secretary of State Rubio acknowledged that new ideas for conflict resolution are needed.
4Germany at 'High Threat Level' – France-Germany Deepen Nuclear Partnership
r/europe, @FrenchForces Germany has raised its security classification to 'high threat level' – a stage that according to intelligence reports particularly accounts for Russian-sponsored attacks. In parallel, the Bundeswehr is participating for the first time in a French nuclear exercise, marking a historic turning point in Franco-German defense partnership. Both steps underscore that Europe is actively building defense-political sovereignty under the 'NATO 3.0' concept.
5Iran-Linked Hackers Attack US Infrastructure – CISA Warns of PLC Exploits
CISA, @osinthexagone, defenseone.com US agency CISA warns in a current advisory of Iranian APT groups deliberately targeting internet-exposed programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in critical US infrastructure – from water supply to power to transportation. The 'Handala' group's attack on OT infrastructure in Maryland shows that Iran's cyber front of the war has long since reached US homeland. Simultaneously, the US Congress held a war game on AI-enabled cyberattacks in a China-Taiwan scenario that demonstrated the devastating possibilities of modern cyber warfare against civilian infrastructure.
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Europe and the West find themselves in a multidimensional security crisis: The US-Iran war running since February 2026 continues to escalate – after 13 nights of bombing, Trump threatens the heaviest attack yet, while Iran attacks US bases in the region and civilian infrastructure, driving oil above $100. In Ukraine, peace negotiations fail, a new army chief announces more aggressive operations on Russian territory, and Russia continues its hybrid operations across Europe – from the now publicly exposed spy unit against France to systematic infiltration of critical infrastructure via compromised routers and SCADA systems. Germany raises its threat assessment to 'high' and, together with France, deepens nuclear defense cooperation for the first time, underscoring the fundamental shift toward 'NATO 3.0' with stronger European sovereignty. The simultaneity of conventional warfare in the Middle East, attritional trench warfare in Ukraine, and escalating cyber threats against Western infrastructure represents the largest concurrent stress test on the Western security system since the end of the Cold War.
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