@geopoliticsdaily0: Here are the last 24 hours in geopolitics ... 🇮🇷 US hits dozens of Iranian sites overnight — Iran fires back at US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. 🇮🇶 Iraq's PM heads to Washington — major oil deals with Trump on the table. 🇺🇦 Zelensky replaces Ukraine's PM — reshuffle focused on security and foreign policy. 🛢️ Brent crude nears $79 a barrel — oil up 5.4% in a week as Hormuz standoff rages. 🇸🇾 Syria's new parliament meets for first time since Assad's overthrow. 🇮🇱 Israel sets October 27 election date — Netanyahu confirms he will run again. 🇮🇷 Iran declares Hormuz closed "until further notice" — US insists it remains open. 🇨🇳 China blocks helium exports — key chip material caught in Iran war squeeze. 🇯🇵 Russia turned Japan into a major spy hub — NYT reveals decade-long operation. 🇲🇱 30 Malian soldiers killed as army retakes key town after week of fierce clashes. 🇹🇭 Fire engulfs Bangkok pub — 27 killed and 73 injured near Chatuchak market. 🇬🇧 Over 2,700 deaths linked to UK heatwaves — up to 440 dying daily at peak. 🇪🇺 Europe records 10,000 excess deaths in June heatwave — worst in recorded history.