Thursday’s Mini-Report, 7.30.26

Today’s edition of quick hits. * The latest strikes in Iran: “The United States military launched retaliatory strikes against Iran Wednesday evening in response to Iranian attacks a day earlier, U.S. Central Command said, as the return to hostilities in the region threatened to plunge more of the Middle East into war.” * Russia’s latest deadly attack: “A Russian ballistic missile and drone barrage across Ukraine overnight killed at least eight civilians, including children, and injured more than 50 others, officials said Thursday, and NATO scrambled its warplanes after one of the missiles crossed into Poland.” * On a related note, specifically on that part about Poland: “NATO said a Russian missile entered Polish airspace during the onslaught and landed in a rural area. It caused no injuri