## [2026-07-23](/feed/2026/07/23/index.md)

##### Reactions to the 2026 Iran war
### [The United States House of Representatives, in a 214–208 vote, approves war powers legislation attempting to require the president of the United States to halt military action against Iran. The United States Senate, in a 47–49 vote, stops the legislation from advancing. ](/feed/2026/07/23/the-united-states-house-of-representatives-in-a-214-208-vote-approves-war-powers-legislation-attempting-to-require-the.md)
##### International Criminal Court investigation in Darfur
### [The International Criminal Court at The Hague officially drops charges against former militia leader Abdallah Banda, who was previously charged for his role in a 2007 attack on African Union peacekeepers during Sudan's Darfur conflict. ](/feed/2026/07/23/the-international-criminal-court-at-the-hague-officially-drops-charges-against-former-militia-leader-abdallah-banda-who.md)
##### Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
### [Oil prices, including Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate, increase to over US$101 per barrel and to nearly $93 per barrel, respectively, after the escalation in the Red Sea. The United States gasoline national average increases to $4.09 per gallon. ](/feed/2026/07/23/oil-prices-including-brent-crude-and-west-texas-intermediate-increase-to-over-us-101-per-barrel-and-to-nearly-93-per.md)
##### Middle Eastern crisis
### [Reuters reports that Iran sent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers, along with drone- and missile-related equipment, on a Mahan Air flight to Houthi-controlled Yemen on July 13, in preparation for the blockade on Saudi Arabia. ](/feed/2026/07/23/reuters-reports-that-iran-sent-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-officers-along-with-drone-and-missile-related-equipme.md)
### [Shipping data shows that two Chinese very-large crude carriers carrying four million ​barrels of Saudi Arabian oil, the Singaporean-flagged "VLCC Xin Long Yang" and Chinese-flagged "VLCC Cosnew Lake", are heading towards Bab-el-Mandeb strait. ](/feed/2026/07/23/shipping-data-shows-that-two-chinese-very-large-crude-carriers-carrying-four-million-barrels-of-saudi-arabian-oil-the.md)
### [The Houthis claim to have attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea for their violation of the blockade by Yemen's Houthi-led armed forces. There are no reported casualties. ](/feed/2026/07/23/the-houthis-claim-to-have-attacked-two-saudi-arabian-oil-tankers-in-the-red-sea-for-their-violation-of-the-blockade-by-y.md)
### [The Islamic Republic News Agency reports that the U.S. military struck the Shalamcheh area near the Iran–Iraq border. Two people are reported to be killed and 11 are reported injured. ](/feed/2026/07/23/the-islamic-republic-news-agency-reports-that-the-us-military-struck-the-shalamcheh-area-near-the-iran-iraq-border-tw.md)
### [The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy says it has stopped three oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz. ](/feed/2026/07/23/the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy-says-it-has-stopped-three-oil-tankers-from-passing-through-the-strait-of-horm.md)
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