Pulse Briefing: US strikes Iran resumed, Tanker attacks Egypt, Fed policy uncertainty amid - Thursday, July 30, 2026

The United States launched heavy retaliatory airstrikes on Iran after Jordan foiled an Iranian missile attack, ending a brief operational pause. Two tankers were hit in apparent drone strikes at Egypt's Mediterranean ports, marking Egypt's first direct involvement in the Iran war. Qatar sent its first LNG shipment through the Strait of Hormuz in three weeks as the US-Iran contest for control continues. 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.