Daily Intelligence Briefing — July 02, 2026 D32
2026 07 02 D32. - Russia's massive overnight assault on Kyiv killed eight to thirteen people, including children, in the war's most intense combined missile-and-drone barrage. Hours earlier, JD Vance confirmed US-Iran Doha negotiations are progressing, while the US Navy now escorts supertanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz. The Bank of England placed rate cuts "off the table" as Iran-war inflation pushes prices higher. El Niño returned to the Pacific with a 63% chance of going "very strong" by winter, while France battles wildfires across Hérault, Aude, and Bouches-du-Rhône. The Trump administration nears an AI standards deal, and the Marines accepted six F-35s without radar installed. Will the Doha track converge with the kinetic escalation?
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