US and Iran agreed to stand down after weekend strikes with talks scheduled in Qatar, but shipping traffic through Hormuz has plummeted with owners wary despite the pause. Putin publicly admitted fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian refinery strikes. Twin earthquakes in Venezuela killed Americans and collapsed infrastructure with death toll climbing past 1,400. The Pulse Briefing is a daily preparedness-intelligence briefing on the national and geopolitical developments that matter for prepared families: energy, supply chains, security, health, and the economy.

The U.S.-Iran ceasefire has collapsed with tit-for-tat strikes in the Persian Gulf and shipping giant warnings that Strait of Hormuz chaos is now the new normal. Putin publicly acknowledged Russia facing fuel shortages and established an emergency task force. Three firefighters were killed battling massive wildfires on the Colorado-Utah border. The Pulse Briefing is a daily preparedness-intelligence briefing on the national and geopolitical developments that matter for prepared families: energy, supply chains, security, health, and the economy.

Iran struck a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz forcing the UN to pause evacuation operations despite recent diplomatic engagement. Congo's Ebola outbreak reached France prompting tightened travel rules as the White House requests $1.4 billion for outbreak response. Federal inflation data shows prices rising at 4.1 percent in May, the fastest pace in three years. The Pulse Briefing is a daily preparedness-intelligence briefing on the national and geopolitical developments that matter for prepared families: energy, supply chains, security, health, and the economy.

Hundreds of stranded ships begin exiting the Strait of Hormuz under coordinated evacuation plan, driving oil prices to pre-war levels even as shipping industry warns the waterway remains fundamentally altered. IAEA confirms Iran nuclear inspections will happen but timing remains flexible while twelve billion dollars in assets already flows. White House requests eighty-seven point six billion dollars for Iran war costs as Senate reverses course on war powers after Trump pressure. The Pulse Briefing is a daily preparedness-intelligence briefing on the national and geopolitical developments that matter for prepared families: energy, supply chains, security, health, and the economy.

Oil prices fell to $70 per barrel as hundreds of ships transit reopened Strait of Hormuz under Iran-Oman evacuation corridor format. IAEA chief confirms Iran nuclear inspections will proceed but timing remains flexible while $12 billion in unfrozen assets already flows. Trump requests $87.6 billion supplemental for Iran war costs including $21 billion for munitions replenishment. The Pulse Briefing is a daily preparedness-intelligence briefing on the national and geopolitical developments that matter for prepared families: energy, supply chains, security, health, and the economy.