Iran war pauses; Yemen and Saudi go “siege for a siege”; Dr. Fauci’s diarySailors from the navy of Yemen's Aden-based Saudi-backed government aboard a vessel patrolling a shipping lane off Hanish…

Iran war pauses; Yemen and Saudi go “siege for a siege”; Dr. Fauci’s diary (substackcdn.com)Sailors from the navy of Yemen's Aden-based Saudi-backed government aboard a vessel patrolling a shipping lane off Hanish Island in the Red Sea on July 27, 2026. Photo by Khaled Ziad / AFP via Getty Images.Monday, July 27, 2026 – U.S., Iran pause strikes. New York Times: President Donald Trump to avoid major escalation in Iran, for now. Iran, Ukraine accuse each other of involvement in each other's wars. Ship explodes in the Strait. Iran claims full control over Hormuz. Pentagon removes four U.S. troop deaths from official Iran war casualty tally. Saudi Arabia says Iran-backed groups in Iraq launched drones at oil facilities. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet Trump. Ansarallah launches strikes deep inside Saudi Arabia. Saudi strikes hit Ansarallah positions. Yemen’s transportation minister tallies damage from strikes. Netanyahu threatens further West Bank escalation. Israel attacks Gaza over the weekend. Israel strikes journalists’ gathering spot near hospital. Israel kills Gaza police chief on Saturday, internal security officer on Sunday. Israel greenlights multinational force in Gaza. Israeli attacks are blocking residents’ return to devastated southern Lebanese town. Progressives campaign for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman accuses Angie Craig’s senate campaign of seeking endorsement while he was in ICU. Military boat strikes haven’t reduced U.S. cocaine supply, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency assesses. Troy Jackson formally wins Maine Democratic Senate nomination. Border czar Tom Homan says ICE reviewing vetting after Maine agent’s domestic violence accusations. ICE plans deportation blitz targeting Haitian migrants. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Haley Stevens over El-Sayed in Michigan Senate race. Anthony Fauci’s diary. U.S. congratulates Venezuela for leaving ICC. UN urges removal of Syria sanctions. Sudanese army recaptures key North Kordofan towns near El-Obeid. Police kill suspect in deadly Berlin Pride car-ramming attack. Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill 10 as peace talks stall. Congo’s Ebola death toll surpasses 1,400 as vaccine trials begin. Flávio Bolsonaro launches 2026 presidential bid as Milei sparks diplomatic row.This is Drop Site Daily, our free news recap We send it Monday – FridayIranU.S., Iran pause strikes: The U.S. ceased its two-week-long campaign of strikes on Iran on Friday evening, with no strikes announced or confirmed by the U.S. on Saturday or Sunday.U.S. Central Command said on (x.com) Saturday that its blockade of Iran remains in full effect, with 12 commercial vessels redirected, two disabled and two boarded as of July 25. The blockade was reimposed on July 14.Iran said (x.com) Sunday it had stopped its retaliatory attacks across the region after the U.S. refrained from striking Iran for a second consecutive night and third day.“Over the past two nights the Americans have stopped their attacks,” army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said, adding that because Iran’s strategy was “essentially retaliatory,” it had halted its own operations in turn.A senior Iranian source told Reuters that Tehran would keep holding its fire as long as Washington maintained the pause, however, the source said Iran remained skeptical of U.S. intentions, with the prevailing view that the halt was “tactical rather than genuine.”Mike Walz, the U.S. ambassador to the UN, told Fox News on Sunday that Trump had paused the strikes to open “some space” for diplomacy.Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Monday that Tehran has not requested a resumption of negotiations with