Today's fact-based briefing on ONE SOURCE REPORT, sourced exclusively from official government and institutional records. U.S. forces strike Iranian military targets in a five-hour operation over the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department sanctions Iran's shadow shipping network, and U.S. inflation posts its sharpest monthly drop since 2020.

TODAY'S TOP STORIES:
1. U.S. Central Command completed a five-hour strike operation at 10:15 p.m. Eastern on July 13 against Iranian military targets in Bushehr, Chah Bahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa, and Bandar Abbas, using precision munitions against coastal defenses, missile and drone sites, and maritime capabilities to degrade Iran's ability to attack Strait of Hormuz shipping. CENTCOM says more than 50,000 U.S. troops remain deployed across the Middle East.
2. The State Department sanctioned more than 50 individuals, entities, and vessels tied to Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani's illicit oil shipping network on July 14, part of a broader pressure campaign that also targeted Iranian regime financiers and shadow banking networks on July 10.
3. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the Consumer Price Index fell 0.4 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, its largest monthly drop since April 2020, driven by a 5.7 percent fall in energy prices. Annual inflation held at 3.5 percent, with the index at 333.952.
4. WHO and UNICEF's joint WUENIC estimates, released July 15, show 90 percent of infants worldwide (116 million) received at least one DTP vaccine dose in 2025 and 85 percent completed the full series, though 13.5 million children remain completely unvaccinated.
5. England faces Argentina today at 3 p.m. in Atlanta in the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinal, with the winner advancing to face Spain — who beat France 2-0 on July 14 — in Sunday's final in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

STORY LOCATIONS: Strait of Hormuz and Iranian coastal sites (CENTCOM strikes); Washington, D.C. (State Department sanctions); Washington, D.C. (BLS data release); Geneva (WHO/UNICEF report); Atlanta, Georgia (World Cup semifinal).

OFFICIAL SOURCES:
U.S. Central Command — centcom.mil
U.S. Department of State — state.gov
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — bls.gov
World Health Organization — who.int
FIFA — fifa.com

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#Iran #CENTCOM #StraitOfHormuz #StateDepartment #Sanctions #Inflation #CPI #FederalReserve #WHO #Vaccines #WorldCup2026 #FIFA