Chris Posey

World News and Historical Context. Links and RT’s do not equal endorsement.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America.

This will be the first of many.

[The Associated Press @AP]

Footage released on Monday by the Saudi Media Ministry shows the moment of the strike at Riyadh’s airport on Saturday, where at least 13 people were killed and over 300 were injured.

[G.Strand @GStrand45]

@StateDept https://t.co/7p8yyUrhBg

[Chris Posey @Chris_M_Posey]

Russian envoy claims US tactics to contain India were revealed in ‘Freudian slip’

https://t.co/mnXio8D092

[Chris Posey @Chris_M_Posey]

US attacks deepen hardship, not dissent, in Iran's restive south - https://t.co/pgeseSnhf8

[Department of State @StateDept]

.@statedeptspox: "Far-left political terrorism has been a threat that has existed for a very long time, but has gone unaddressed. We're making sure we solve that problem."

[U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM]

Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran. Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations. Last night’s strikes degraded Iran’s ability to continue attacking commercial shipping.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits. https://t.co/RqBi4UDJAY

[Chris Posey @Chris_M_Posey]

Serbians keep up protest after President Vucic says he will step down - https://t.co/TnQhoii4Rz

[Chris Posey @Chris_M_Posey]

UK's likely next leader Burnham to unveil plan to shift power from London - https://t.co/4beLsXOhft

[Chris Posey @Chris_M_Posey]

@CSIS @CSISDefense Do you think they will shift to more drones and less missiles as they rebuild this inventory?

[The Telegraph @Telegraph]

🔴 The militants had disguised themselves as civilians to mingle among unsuspecting Christian mourners

At least 60 people killed in attacks across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo 🔗
https://t.co/p6LxcHrb7e

[TIME @TIME]

Trump has ordered 5,000 troops out of Germany and threatened deeper cuts in Spain and Italy, as NATO allies brace for a new era.

https://t.co/v4ulp2Wtjx

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The U.S. military was searching for two soldiers reported missing in Morocco, officials said.

The two Army personnel were at an annual training that includes some 10,000 people from 20 nations and is hosted by the U.S. and Morocco. https://t.co/hzk8o2u6IC

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Amsterdam bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuels https://t.co/nazkPPhWe8

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

"A man charged a security checkpoint armed with multiple weapons, and he was taken down by some very brave members of Secret Service." - President Donald J. Trump

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Service agents evacuated President Trump from his table at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Cabinet secretaries also left the ballroom, according to witnesses.

Live updates: https://t.co/22omcZ4dn6

[DOW Rapid Response @DOWResponse]

U.S. forces operating in the Arabian Sea enforced naval blockade measures against an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel attempting to sail toward an Iranian port, April 19.

Guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) intercepted M/V Touska as it transited the north Arabian Sea at 17 knots enroute to Bandar Abbas, Iran. American forces issued multiple warnings and informed the Iranian-flagged vessel it was in violation of the U.S. blockade.

After Touska’s crew failed to comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period, Spruance directed the vessel to evacuate its engine room. Spruance disabled Touska’s propulsion by firing several rounds from the destroyer’s 5-inch MK 45 Gun into Touska’s engine room. U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit later boarded the non-compliant vessel, which remains in U.S. custody.

American forces acted in a deliberate, professional, and proportional manner to ensure compliance. Since the blockade’s commencement, U.S. forces have directed 25 commercial vessels to turn around or return to an Iranian port.

[Inevitable West @Inevitablewest]

🚨BREAKING: Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Greece have formed a 'deportation coalition'

They say they want plans to have migrant deportation return centres developed before the end of 2026

Something is finally happening!

[Jim Ferguson @JimFergusonUK]

🚨 BREAKING: SAUDI ARABIA ENTERS THE WAR

This just changed everything.

Reports indicate Saudi Arabia is now aligning with U.S. and Israeli operations following Iranian strikes on regional bases.

If confirmed, this marks a major escalation:

• A U.S.-Israel operation becomes a wider coalition war

• Multiple Gulf states now directly involved

• Iran facing pressure from several fronts at once

• The risk of full regional conflict just surged

This is no longer proxy warfare.
This is alignment.
This is escalation.

This is the kind of shift that can redraw the entire Middle East overnight.

Watch what happens next.

Because once major regional powers commit… there is no easy way back.