Pulse Briefing: Strait Hormuz shipping incident, Russia fuel crisis escalation, Russia border closures - Wednesday, July 01, 2026

A container ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz as oil flow returns to pre-war levels and indirect US-Iran talks resume in Qatar. Ukrainian drone strikes plunge Russia into summer fuel crisis with gas station fights and shortages spreading. Russia closes railway border crossings with Finland, Estonia, and Latvia while an armed LNG carrier is spotted in the Baltic. 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.