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[TheIntelFrog @TheIntelFrog]

Highlights:
☑️Interim agreement ends all fighting, including in Lebanon - Final due in 60 days
☑️Reaffirms Iran's commitment NOT to pursue nuclear weapons but all other nuclear issues to be part of final agreement
☑️Lifts US blockade within 30 days
☑️Lifts Iranian blockade within 30 days
☑️Issues immediate waivers of all sanctions on Iranian oil until sanctions are permanently lifted
☑️Unfreezes Iranian assets and funds
☑️Provides for a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Today, the Department of War announced that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) would be reverted back to its original name, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). The border delineation of the combatant command will remain the same, per a release from the Department of War.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Activity continues over the Strait of Hormuz with a few U.S. Air Force KC-135 "Stratotankers", KC-46A "Pegasus" and E-3G "Sentry" airborne early warning and control (AWACS) aircraft joined by a U.S. Navy P-8A "Poseidon" maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft active at this time.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Earlier today, credible reports emerged, primarily from @_MartinKelly_, that while sailing in the English Channel, the Russian Project 11356R frigate, Admiral Grigorovich, fired warning shots at the British-flagged civilian sailing vessel, Bright Future. Subsequently, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MOD) released a statement detailing the incident, saying that Bright Future, who was not sailing under her own power, ignored repeated warnings from the Russian vessel until it came within 150 meters from the vessel. Per the MOD release, at this point the crew used small arms to fire at the vessel’s course, at which point Bright Future abruptly changed direction. If true, and in accordance with initial speculation, the crew of the Admiral Grigorovich acted within the bounds of maritime law. However, the frigate’s tasking is more murky than the incident itself, as she remains on station in and around the English Channel to escort Russia’s sanctioned “shadow fleet” tankers through a recently enforced UK-France maritime gauntlet.

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@ListerLawrence

[TheIntelFrog @TheIntelFrog]

US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III #AE1235 as RCH5093 departed JB Andrews for Zurich, Switzerland (LSZH) with the first VIP support flight has been directed to divert to Germany as the Swiss are not allowing the flight to land at this time for an unknown reason.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

According to Reuters, citing a number of people familiar with the matter, the U.S. has been using tactics, generally associated with Iran and other “sanctions dodging” state/non-state actors, to safely escort vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. One such tactic being used in the wider escort framework is ship-to-ship oil transfers in predetermined locations off the coasts of Oman and the United Arab Emirates, close to the areas demarcated by Iran’s newly formed Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA). Per the report, the U.S.-led mission involves the staggered departure of tankers from the aforementioned predetermined locations to meet with waiting Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) outside of the PGSA’s claimed jurisdiction, transferring their payloads, and then returning back through the strait.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

If true, this comes against the backdrop of the G7 Summit in France, where world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, are in attendance.

[Martin Kelly @_MartinKelly_]

[Unconfirmed] Russian frigate Grigorovich has fired warning shots at a British yacht in the channel.

British and French ships are mobilising in response.

Incident comes after the Royal Navy boarded Shadow Fleet tanker SMYRTOS (IMO: 9389100) which has been sanctioned by HM Treasury since 15 Oct 2025 under 'The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019'.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

According to Israel’s N12 News, Israeli officials requested to see the text of the U.S.-Iran MOU and were denied by their U.S. counterparts. U.S. officials had previously given Israeli decision-makers assurances that certain preconditions, as it relates to Iran’s nuclear program, were definitely part of the deal.

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump joined world leaders for a group photo in Evian-les-Bains, France for the G7 summit.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gave U.S. President a soccer jersey with his name and 47 on it. In a post on his 𝕏 account, Chancellor Merz posted the presentation, saying “After all, we're on the same team.”

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

U.S. President Donald J. Trump met with President of the United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today at the G7 summit in France and took questions after as well. On the Iran deal, President Trump mentioned that he would send the text of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding to Congress for review, following questions regarding the deal from the press.

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[Trey Yingst @TreyYingst]

President Trump on Israel and Hezbollah:

"Israel is fighting Hezbollah too long, and too many people are being killed."

"You don't have to knock down an apartment house every time you're looking for somebody. There are a lot of people in those apartment houses and they're not all Hezbollah."

"I suggested to Israel to let Syria take care of Hezbollah."

On Israel striking Hezbollah in Beirut: "I did not like that, I let them know that." Says the attack was "too much."

"If Israel can't do the job without killing everyone else, he'll do the job, Syria will do the job."

"Bibi has to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon."

"I'm not happy with the way Israel has handled themselves with Lebanon, and with Hezbollah."

"Israel would have been blown up a long time ago, had I not gotten involved."

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

U.S. President Donald J. Trump spoke on the ongoing Israel-Lebanon situation today at the G7 summit in France. In an interesting twist, President Trump said that he suggested to Israel that they let Syria, now run by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, take care of Lebanese Hezbollah, noting that he thinks they’d do a better job.

Israel has continuously put U.S.-Iran peace negotiations at risk for the entirety of the negotiations process, as their escalation of combat operations in Southern Lebanon was the impetus for a short but high-tempo resumption of widespread reciprocal strikes in the region.

[TheIntelFrog @TheIntelFrog]

Fox News is reporting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has disrupted an alleged terrorist plot to target those attending the "Freedom 250" UFC fight at the White House this weekend with explosive laden drones and elevated snipers. 5 of 23 potential suspects are in custody.

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U.S. President Donald J. Trump met with his Ukrainian counterpart, President Volodymyr Zelensky, today on the sidelines of the ongoing G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France. Per the president, the meeting went well. Additionally, President Trump later touched on the situation with Iran, saying that the situation in the Middle East could get put back on the back-burner, as the Trump administration looks to tackle the renewal of a Russo-Ukrainian peace deal process.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Boeing has confirmed that two employees were aboard the U.S. Air Force B-52 'Stratofortress' that crashed earlier today shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base, California.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Several U.S. Air Force KC-135 "Stratotankers" and KC-46A "Pegasus" are active now near the Strait of Hormuz, along with a U.S. Navy P-8A "Poseidon" maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.

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Not a single visible U.S. Air Force tanker near the Strait of Hormuz for the first time in several weeks.

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The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that 8 people were on board for a test flight when the B-52 crashed on base, and the crash was not survivable. The incident is under investigation.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Edwards Air Force Base, California has confirmed the crash of a U.S. Air Force B-52 'Stratofortress' shortly after takeoff on base at 11:20am local time this morning.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Edwards Air Force Base, California has confirmed the crash of a U.S. Air Force B-52 'Stratofortress' shortly after takeoff on base at 11:20am local time this morning.