Iran is most likely the culprit of the attack on the Mercer Street tanker, such actions are not permissible, British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said in a statement released on Sunday.

The representative of the US State Department, Jalina Porter, could not confirm media reports that Iran is responsible for the attack on a Japanese-owned tanker in the northern Indian Ocean.

Iran is responsible for the attack on the Mercer Street tanker in the Indian Ocean, Israeli intelligence has evidence of this, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday.

Iran has nothing to do with the attack on the Mercer Street tanker in the Indian Ocean, such accusations are groundless, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Sunday.

During the military operation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria against the terrorists of the "Islamic State" (banned in the Russian Federation), the Russian Su-34 struck a powerful blow on the bridge over the Euphrates, cutting off the further advance of the terrorists. The blogger "Fighterbomber" posted two photos taken just moments before the destruction of a strategically important object.

Within the framework of joint events of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, a joint innovation session of the military technopolis ERA and Rostec Group of Companies was held, as well as a round table with representatives of TsNIIMash JSC.

Russia and China will hold joint exercises "Interaction – 2021" in mid-August with the participation of about 10 thousand people, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Thursday.

Unprecedented exercises of the Russian National Guard troops have been completed at the Kadamovsky training ground in the Rostov Region. The course of the maneuvers was observed by the commander-in-chief of the Rosgvardiya, Army General Viktor Zolotov.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed to open the Suvorov School in Irkutsk by September 2023, completing the necessary reconstruction of the building complex. The order was given during the visit to the region on Thursday, July 29.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has set a task to reduce the time for submitting documents and registering for military registration in military commissariats.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed the laws "On the foundations of national Resistance" and on increasing the number of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

He did this during a trip to the Zhytomyr region at a ceremony congratulating the military on the day of Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

The Kremlin said that it is closely monitoring the NATO exercises in Georgia and is ready to take appropriate countermeasures.

American General John Hyten called for accelerating the modernization of the armed forces after the failure of an operation simulating military operations.

Russia has transferred Su-25 attack aircraft located in Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan, where the aircraft will take part in exercises near the border with Afghanistan. On Thursday, July 29, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Central Military District (CVO).

Kiev has begun monitoring the gas production platforms of the Crimea. For the first time, the Ukrainian military launched Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones on duty in the Black Sea.

The Russian Mi-28N attack helicopter will receive an upgraded Vikhr-1 missile, which was previously included in the Ka-52 arsenal. The flight range of the product reaches 10 kilometers.

According to Thai Internet resources, the command of the Thai Air Force intends to sign a contract with the South Korean company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for the supply of two additional T-50TH training aircraft.

Embraer has started testing the KC-390 tanker transport on a dirt runway. They will last several weeks. During this time, Embraer will evaluate the effectiveness of the heaviest Brazilian transport vehicle, which was created for taking off and landing on uneven surfaces, including damaged and unprepared lanes.

Sikorsky (a division of Lockheed Martin) has announced the signing of a four-year contract to provide logistical support for 16 UH-60L "Black Hawk" multi-purpose helicopters of the Brazilian Air Force.

The multifunctional laboratory module (MLM) "Nauka "successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 29, it follows from the live broadcast conducted by Roscosmos.