Pulse Briefing: Strait Hormuz commerce collapse, U.S.-Iran military escalation, Oil supply disruption - Tuesday, September 01, 2026

U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged strikes around the Strait of Hormuz overnight as tankers were hit and Trump threatened harder retaliation; Congo's Ebola outbreak reached 6,000 confirmed cases with nearly 3,000 deaths; global bond markets sold off sharply with U.S. 10-year Treasury yields hitting 4.75 percent. 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.