What happened on the night of July 8th. The main thing

The US Army announced the start of a series of strikes on Iran. Saudi Arabia reported on Iran's attack on the kingdom's tanker. The Air Defense Forces intercepted three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on their approach to Moscow. FIFA will discuss the IOC's decision on the admission of Russian national teams. All the quarterfinalists of the 2026 World Cup have become known. The number of victims of the earthquake in Venezuela has increased to 3,685. Read more in the Izvestia article.

US strikes on Iran

On July 7, the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM) announced the start of a series of strikes against Iran in response to attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM later reported that the United States had attacked Iranian air defense systems, command networks, radar stations and other facilities.

The US command clarified that anti-ship missile targets and more than 60 small boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were also hit during the operation. According to CENTCOM, the purpose of the strikes was to reduce Iran's ability to continue attacks on international trade in the Strait of Hormuz.

Axios journalist Barak Ravid, citing sources, reported on July 8 that these strikes were significantly larger than the previous attacks carried out about 10 days ago.

On July 8, the central headquarters of the Iranian armed forces, Khatam al-Anbiya, declared its readiness to give a decisive rebuff in response to American strikes on the southern regions of the country.

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Iran's attack on Saudi tanker

On July 7, the Saudi Foreign Ministry announced an attack by Iran on a Saudi tanker while crossing the Strait of Hormuz. It was emphasized that such attacks constitute an encroachment on the safety of international navigation and the security of global energy supplies.

Ukrainian Armed Forces strikes on Russian territory

The mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, announced on July 8 that the air defense forces had intercepted three drones that were trying to attack Moscow. As specified, emergency services specialists are working at the crash site.

On July 8, the head of the Zaporizhia region, Yevgeny Balitsky, announced that a partial power outage had been recorded in the Zaporizhia region as a result of an attack on the region's energy system.

"As a result of the enemy's attack on the power system of the Zaporizhia region, we are recording a partial power outage in the region," he said.

The governor of the Saratov Region, Roman Busargin, said on July 8 that one person in the region had died as a result of an unmanned attack.

FIFA to discuss IOC decision on Russian athletes

Sky News journalist Rob Harris posted on the X social network, citing a FIFA statement on July 7, that the International Football Federation (FIFA) would discuss and analyze the possibility of complying with the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the lifting of sanctions against Russian national teams.

"FIFA is aware of the IOC's decision to temporarily restore the membership of the Russian Olympic Committee. FIFA will analyze this decision before deciding on further steps in coordination with stakeholders," FIFA said in a response.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on July 8 that the Kiev regime had decided to "take up sports" after the high-profile assassination attempt on Ukrainian businessman Vadim Ermolaev in Monaco.

"Reich 404 has woken up. They just killed one of their own in Monaco, then they buried some kind of aunt in Kiev, who was blamed for the terrorist attack, they sent the leader to the NATO community to ask for more weapons - all the cases were redone, now you can take up sports," she said.

Accordingly, the diplomat commented on the message that the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reconsider the decision to lift sanctions against the Russian national teams.

2026 World Cup News

All the quarterfinalists of the 2026 World Cup have become known. The last team to reach the 1/4 finals was the Swiss national team. She beat the team from Colombia. In the next round, the Swiss will face Argentina.

Three more matches will take place at the same stage of the championship: France will face Morocco, Spain will face Belgium, and England will face Norway. All quarterfinal matches will be held from July 9th to 12th.

The head coach of the Egyptian national team, Hossam Hassan, expressed his opinion about the refereeing in the match against Argentina (2:3). According to him, the Egyptian team should have been awarded a penalty, but this did not happen. He noted that this may be due to the desire to keep the captain of the national team of Argentina Lionel Messi. It is known that he could not hold back tears after the victory over Egypt.

Earthquake victims in Venezuela

The Speaker of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodriguez, announced on July 8 that the number of victims of the earthquake in Venezuela had increased to 3,685 people.

"3,685 people died, 16,740 were injured, and 6,462 were rescued," the publication says.

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