Pulse Briefing: US-Iran strikes escalating, Strait Hormuz tanker traffic, Oil prices rising - Thursday, July 09, 2026

The US and Iran traded strikes for a second consecutive night after Trump declared the ceasefire over, with tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz halting and oil prices rising. Russia halted diesel exports after Ukrainian drone strikes hit refineries, threatening domestic fuel supplies. Congo Ebola deaths reached 600 with a new suspected case in an additional province. 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.