Pulse Briefing: Iran-Oman Strait Hormuz deal, Russia may provoke NATO, US economy lost 23,000 - Friday, August 07, 2026

Iran is moving toward a deal with Oman to control the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to ban U.S. and Israeli vessels as commercial traffic dwindles. New U.S. intelligence warns Russia may provoke NATO with an armed incursion into member territory within weeks, amid dwindling U.S. munitions stockpiles. The U.S. economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, the first monthly contraction in years. The Pulse Briefing is a daily preparedness-intelligence briefing on the national and geopolitical developments that matter for prepared families: energy, supply chains, security, health, and the economy.