On August 18, the Zionist occupation bombed the Syrian Abu al-Duhur Air Base. According to “Israel”, the strike was intended to prevent Turkey from establishing a military presence there. Although Ankara denied that any military personnel were present during the bombing, Damascus confirmed that a Turkish delegation had visited the base shortly before for military cooperation.

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Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on 31st July termed good governance “quintessential” for Pakistan’s security and stability. “The will of the people of Pakistan is superior. If good governance requires an administrative reset, then it has to be done through constitutional methods, legal procedures and political representatives.” (Dawn)

The 60-day negotiation window under the US-Iran memorandum of understanding expired on 17 August with no substantive progress over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has set a deadline of several weeks for the US to fully implement the memorandum and has announced a shift in its policy “from defensive to full-scale offensive.”