The President's Daily Brief

July 21st, 2026: Ukraine Just Found Russia’s New Weak Spot & Houthis Close Strait To Saudis

July 21, 2026·23 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The episode of The President's Daily Brief examines Ukraine’s strategic shift toward targeting Russia’s commercial logistics infrastructure, the Houthis’ declaration of a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, early steps in a U.S.-brokered Israeli-Lebanese military disengagement, and the

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Khalil al-HayyaMike BakerYahya SinwarVolodymyr Zelenskyy

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WildberriesHouthisLebanese Armed Forces

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Foreign PolicyGeopoliticsGlobal NewsLong Form JournalismMiddle EastMilitary HistoryPolitical News

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