Daily briefs · archive
Past daily briefs from U.S.-government sources, most recent first. Each entry links to the full brief as it was published that morning.
THURSDAY · MAY 14, 2026
Trump-Xi summit opens in Beijing; forty nations rally to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran sits behind nearly every move today. Washington flies to Xi with Hormuz on the agenda, the UK contributes drones and warships to a forty-nation patrol, and a presidential determination keeps the squeeze on Iran-oil buyers alive.
WEDNESDAY · MAY 13, 2026
Forty navies organize around the Strait of Hormuz; U.S. tightens sanctions on Iran’s oil network.
Iran’s war runs through almost everything today. Forty navies organize around the Strait of Hormuz, fresh sanctions hit the IRGC’s oil network, and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve sends another tranche toward market — even the Navy’s new shipbuilding plan reads like a hedge.
TUESDAY · MAY 12, 2026
U.S. sanctions Iran’s oil network as 40 nations meet to plan a Strait of Hormuz reopening.
MONDAY · MAY 11, 2026
SUNDAY · MAY 10, 2026
U.S. disables two more Iranian tankers off Oman; sanctions strike Chinese firms arming Iran.
SATURDAY · MAY 9, 2026
FRIDAY · MAY 8, 2026
THURSDAY · MAY 7, 2026