The U.S. Navy is facing a serious logistics problem in the Middle East.
Around 20 ships carrying roughly 20,000 sailors and Marines need more than 420,000 meals and about eight million gallons of fuel every week.
The situation became much harder after Iran destroyed a key Navy logistics base in Bahrain and made other nearby ports too dangerous to use.
Supply ships now have to travel about 2,200 miles to Diego Garcia, or even farther to Singapore, before returning to the fleet.
Source: NYT
قناة KAN الاسرائيلية:
إقتربت سفن حربية تركية من السفن الحربية الإسرائيلية في البحر المتوسط وفرضت عليها تغيير مسارها، ما أجبر السفن الإسرائيلية على الامتثال والتراجع.
⚡️BREAKING: An Oil Tanker Exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after hitting Iranian Naval Mines
2 Crew members are Dead
The Captain attempted to cross the Strait after President Trump stated that all the Mines had been Removed
🇵🇱 Poland summons Israel’s ambassador after Tel Aviv closes its criminal investigation into the deaths of Polish aid worker Damian Sobol and his World Central Kitchen colleagues
📌 In April 2024, Sobol, a WCK volunteer in Gaza, was killed along with 6 others when their convoy was hit by an Israeli airstrike
More here 🔗 https://t.co/ZERJqEOS48
Polish tourist says she didn’t believe the propaganda and decided to visit Syria.
She says, “Syria is nothing like Afghanistan. The girls here can walk and do anything,” and adds that she feels safer there than in India.
Celtic are on the verge of securing Haissem Hassan, who has now arrived in Scotland for his medical after a deal worth up to €10.5 million was agreed with Real Oviedo, including Champions League bonuses 🇪🇬☘️
https://t.co/4Lb6PdluMS
Taiwan is rapidly expanding its use of drones and unmanned boats to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion, drawing heavily on lessons from Ukraine.
Its strategy is to create a “hellscape” around Taiwan by using large numbers of drones, missiles and artillery to locate and attack invading Chinese forces, making an amphibious assault extremely costly.
The challenge is that Taiwan still needs to change its military organization, training and doctrine to effectively operate drone swarms and survive Chinese electronic warfare.
Source: NYT
BREAKING - Turkish sources confirm that Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defense pact today
- "The agreement will change the balance of power in the region," one source says, adding it will help stabilising this part of the world
https://t.co/7Uu1cUSrcb
Several Moroccans said police encouraged them to cross into Ceuta, with some officers telling migrants to “go that way” or “come to Spain.”
Source: NYT
🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: WWE superstar Cody Rhodes believes Erling Haaland could have a future in wrestling.
"He’s a supreme athlete, and with the hair, we could do a cousin thing."
Hebrew Billboards, Israeli Cash: The Quiet Takeover of Southern Cyprus
Israeli buyers have bought ~3,900–4,000 properties in southern Cyprus (2021–2025), mostly in Larnaca, Limassol, and Paphos, and Hebrew-language real estate ads are visible in tourist zones.
They’re the top-tier foreign buyer group.
Hebrew-language political billboard for Israeli politician Gadi Eisenkot near Zygi drew attention from MEP Fidias Panayiotou, who framed it as a sovereignty issue.
⚡️BREAKING: Yemen's Houthis have announced a Naval Blockade on Saudi Arabia from the Red Sea
This move essentially Cuts OFF Saudi oil exports through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait
Today, it shows that a midfield or midfielder can beat a superstar team.
Zidane vs 2006 Brazil
Rodri and Ruiz vs This France
Never buy into the hype.
No team is unbeatable
After their highly contentious victory over Egypt on Tuesday — helped along by curiously one-sided refereeing — Argentina has become the surprise villain of this World Cup, Adam Elder writes. https://t.co/PmWcKApAGx