“Search for survivors after Houthis sink second Red Sea cargo ship in a week,” BBC, 7-9-25.  Security crews are needed for probably every ship passing through the Red Sea near Yemen.

“French spy chief: Uncertain where Iran’s remaining highly enriched uranium is located,” Times of Israel, 7-9-25.  He made news:  “The head of France’s foreign intelligence service said Tuesday that some of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stocks were destroyed by American and Israeli strikes.”

“China denies giving Iran air defence systems after conflict with Israel,” SCMP, 7-9-25.  It is always interesting to see how the media responds to blanket denials from countries.  If they are doing their job, they should say “Well, what about this satellite photo?” or “What about Person X who says they saw the AA being transferred?”

“China Responds After Reports Iran Seeks J-10 Fighter Jets,” Newsweek, 7-9-25.  Same observation as the prior entry.

“Saudi Arabia and Iran hold talks after Tehran’s truce with Israel,” Dawn, 7-9-25.

“Iranian-linked hacker group targets Iran International journalists in cyberattack,” Committee to Protect Journalists, 7-9-25.