Kitchen Briefs

Kitchen Briefs - August 9, 2026 Israeli gunfire has injured yet another child in Gaza Israeli settlers are continuing to raid the occupied West Bank Israel has rejected the 15 point plan for Gaza Texas based oil firm Greenland Energy received a strong government warning from the country of Greenland after unapproved drilling equipment was landed on the remote Jameson Land region Russia and Ukraine...

Kitchen Briefs - August 8, 2026 Yemen has announced they’ve launched strikes on Houthis More attacks on vessels in the Strait are happening. Iran attacked a UAE tanker, another vessel was struck by a projectile off the coast of Oman The IRGC says the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is conditional on the US fully accepting Iran’s conditions There are reports per CNN that Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen...

Kitchen Briefs - August 7, 2026 PM Israel continues to strike Lebanon There are reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader Khameni is in critical condition and has been rushed to the hospital. He has not been seen since the February 28th strikes US appeals court has halted the construction of the ballroom saying it should be up to Congress Trump is again trying to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook...

Kitchen Briefs - August 7, 2026 AM Israeli military is firing upon water-utility workers in Lebanon as they were repairing a water network Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have all signed a joint defense agreement that states an attack on any one of them is an attack on all of them Iran and Oman say the final agreement on Hormuz has been finalized and now final wording and details will be announc...

Kitchen Briefs - August 6, 2026 PM Israel is firing artillery shells in southern Lebanon Trump said today that he thinks the war in Iran will end pretty soon. He said “I don’t think they can go much longer.” Trump was busy today signing more executive orders on immigration, including one limiting the number of people eligible for US citizenship after being born in the US Senator Mitch McConnell re...

Kitchen Briefs - August 6, 2026 AM Trump is not happy that rumor has it that the US is short on munitions. He said the Pentagon has massive amounts of munitions and he’ll hunt down the leakers behind the report of a weapons shortage Israel is continuing air attacks in Lebanon and raiding the occupied West Bank. UNICEF says one child per day has been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire Dozens have b...

Kitchen Briefs - August 5, 2026 AM Iran says talks with Oman are going well and one or two issues remain The Houthis claim to have attacked a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea with ballistic missiles Israel has launched new attacks in southern Lebanon claiming a blatant violation of the ceasefire by Hezbollah Israeli forces are also carrying out new raids in the West Bank and are detaining Palestini...

Kitchen Briefs - August 4, 2026 PM Israel is setting off huge explosions in southern Lebanon. They’re also firing tear gas and destroying monuments in Gaza today Netanyahu said in a video today that Israeli troops are not withdrawing from Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmed Iran and Oman say their talks are going well Video shows a Russian drone chasing a Ukrainian street vendor in a human saf...

Kitchen Briefs - August 4, 2026 AM Trump says talks with Iran are underway. Treasury Secretary Bessent says the US is securing a deal with Iran to open the Strait today or tomorrow and Iran says they’re talking to Oman about the Strait Two vessels have been struck in the Strait of Hormuz and one crew member is missing after abandoning ship Two more Palestinians have been killed due to Israeli stri...

Kitchen Briefs - August 3, 2026 AM Trump says negotiations with Iran will start today and that Iran’s choices are "a deal or total surrender". Iran says there are no talks underway Trump not only wants credit for oil profits but is not demanding oil prices go down Israeli settlers beat and pepper sprayed an elderly man in the occupied West Bank. The man was on his own land Russia claims a Ukrainia...

Kitchen Briefs - August 2, 2026 Trump has called off strikes on Iran after Saudi Arabia’s crowned prince called him and tried to speak to his ego Gaza’s death toll has risen to at least another 18 due to Israeli strikes Israeli forces set fire to houses in Lebanon and 5 Lebanese Army soldiers have been injured Israel’s Energy Minister says Israel currently controls 70% of Gaza and should take full...

Kitchen Briefs - August 1, 2026 The Israeli army claims to have destroyed 5 Hamas arms depots in Gaza Israel struck another town in southern Lebanon and more in Gaza killing at least 4 The US warns citizens in the middle east that they should leave if possible as the US plans to further attack Iran this weekend Within the week, Iran is set to receive 400 new missiles from China Russia continues to...

Kitchen Briefs - July 31, 2026 PM Israeli settlers attacked a sheep farm today firing shots and injuring a 10 year old in the West Bank. Settlers also illegally seized an ancient archaeological site and turned it into a swimming pool The US military is posting on social media that the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial vessels Treasury Secretary Bessent says the US is searching for Iranian ass...

Kitchen Briefs - July 31, 2026 AM Trump has announced that thanks to The Board of Peace, there’s a new peace plan on the table between Hamas and Israel Another Palestinian has been killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza Iran continues to launch strikes and Kuwait says they have destroyed drones entering its airspace Iran claims it has struck and stopped 2 oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz 60,00...

Kitchen Briefs - July 30, 2026 PM - Iran says they didn’t strike the vessel in Egypt and is saying it was false flag operations because they want Egypt secure Iran claims it struck US assets at a base in Bahrain - Israeli restrictions on aid are crippling Gaza relief efforts. The UN Palestinian refugee agency says half their vehicle fleet is inoperable because they won’t give them spare parts or l...

Kitchen Briefs - July 30, 2026 AM The IRGC is claiming an attack on the US military base in Kuwait. Two drone hangars and a fuel tank for an aircraft and military helicopters were set on fire and destroyed at the base The IRGC is claiming to have attacked Jordan’s al-Azraraq airbase and to have destroyed 3 US F-35 fighter jets, caused heavy damage to 3 others and have said they killed a number of...

Kitchen Briefs - July 29, 2026 PM Iran confirms the US/Saudi attack killed at least 4 people affiliated with the IRGC The Israeli military ordered an evacuation for a refugee camp in Gaza City and then struck it twice Other Israeli strikes have killed 2 more Palestinians Dr. Fauci pleaded the 5th 100 times today. The committee is expected to vote next week on whether to hold him in contempt The de...

Kitchen Briefs - July 29, 2026 AM The US and Saudi Arabia conducted joint strikes against Iranian backed militias in Iraq killing at least 20 Iran has said they’re firing missiles at the US base in Jordan Iran is reporting a US attack in northwestern Iran Oil prices are up Ukraine says it hit two major Russian oil refineries More than 60,000 children have been orphaned in Gaza since October 2023 D...

Kitchen Briefs - July 28, 2026 PM Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister says Iran will take any action to control the Strait and has no plans on negotiating with the US Saudi Arabia air defences have intercepted and destroyed several drones launched from Iraqi territory attempting to target oil facilities Oil prices are going down again Netanyahu says he had an excellent meeting with Trump Netanyahu then...

Kitchen Briefs - July 28, 2026 AM Trump threatened to use Iranian frozen assets to fix and replace any damage and Iran says any country using their frozen assets will not be allowed in the Strait of Hormuz Trump took some time from posting on Truth Social to call into Fox News and say once again that if talks with Iran don’t go well, he could take out most of their bridges in less than one hour an...

Kitchen Briefs - July 27, 2026 PM 4 Iranian drones are targeting northern Iraq. Sources say that there are more than 10 US warplanes and drones flying over in response to the attacks which includes a gas field which supplies the majority of the region’s electricity. There has also been a series of explosions near the US consulate in Erbil Iran’s health minister says the US attacks have killed 60 a...

Kitchen Briefs - July 27, 2026 AM Trump is claiming the US is deep in talks with Iran but his patience has run out and the talks will either go fast or not at all and if they don’t, the US will go back to very strong military action Trump claimed Iran is begging for a deal yet today Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq all reported more drone attacks Saudi Arabia is reporting drone attacks launched from...

Kitchen Briefs - July 26, 2026 Iranian media is saying a tanker exploded after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz Israel says they have killed the Hamas drone commander Trump has decided to pause strikes to allow for diplomacy One woman has died and 29 were injured when a van drove into a crowd and the man then started stabbing people with a machete at the Berlin Pride parade in Germany....

Kitchen Briefs - July 25, 2026 The Houthis are escalating attacks in Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facilities, calling them the bread and butter of Saudi Arabia Israel has launched an artillery attack on southern Lebanon An Israeli attack on a family home in Gaza has killed at least 2 more Palestinians including the head of the Hamas-led police and a medic Iraq air defences have shot down a drone near...

Kitchen Briefs - July 24, 2026 PM Trump is now saying the massive attack on Iran that he was toying with this week might not be necessary after all Iran has vowed to kill one member of the US forces for every Iranian killed Trump claims he has been promised by China and Russia that they will not, under any circumstances give or sell weapons to Iran Sirens are currently going off in Bahrain and cit...