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@FoxNews Iran's political fracture explained

[Tu baba @TubabaJames]

What the U.S. and China Depend On Each Other For 🔁

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[Tu baba @TubabaJames]

@MrCharlesky interested

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

The Supreme Court has tossed out an emergency request from Virginia officials to reinstate a congressional map that would have benefited Democrats in this year's midterm election. https://t.co/sjTqY3BsS2

[FischerKing @FischerKing64]

Reading is better than listening is better than watching. But the entire trajectory is away from text and radio towards video - with even the video getting dumber by the day. It’s like society wants us all to be a bunch of gorillas finger painting.

[Dan Collins @DanCollins2011]

1980 vs 2026

A lot can happen in a few decades.

[CNN International PR @cnnipr]

A new CNN investigation finds that a Russian cargo ship likely carrying two nuclear reactors and possibly destined for North Korea, sank in unexplained circumstances off the coast of Spain.

@npwcnn's exclusive report: https://t.co/axSox90gQY

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

So now we know US, Israel, UAE and Saudi Arabia struck Iran.

Wait until you hear the rest of the list..

[Tu baba @TubabaJames]

@DD_Geopolitics I dedicate FORGIVENESS by Asake to @DD_Geopolitics
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[Tu baba @TubabaJames]

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[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: Three dead as virus breaks out on Atlantic cruise ship

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[The Middle East @A_M_R_M1]

🚨Donald Trump: “Operation ‘Freedom Project’ will begin Monday morning, Middle East time.”

▪︎ A U.S. official: There is a possibility of a military operation against Iran preceding the “Freedom Project” operation announced by Trump.

[Tu baba @TubabaJames]

@NationalGridNg I'm dedicating FORGIVENESS by Asake to this OP.
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[The Middle East @A_M_R_M1]

🚨Preparations for the Israeli army have been completed.

The Israeli army is preparing for another attack on Iran
that may target Iranian infrastructure,

such as roads and energy networks in the country.

▪︎Source: Maariv

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

🚢 Vessels Crossed Strait of Hormuz

🟢 Feb 26 → 132 vessels
🟢 Feb 27 → 128 vessels
🟡 Feb 28 → 98 vessels
🟠 Mar 01 → 18 vessels
🔴 Mar 02 → 7 vessels
🔴 Mar 03 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 04 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 05 → 1 vessel
❌ Mar 06 → 0 vessels
🔴 Mar 07 → 1 vessel
🔴 Mar 08 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 09 → 1 vessel
🔴 Mar 10 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 11 → 1 vessel
❌ Mar 12 → 0 vessels
🔴 Mar 13 → 3 vessels
🔴 Mar 14 → 1 vessel
❌ Mar 15 → 0 vessels
🔴 Mar 16 → 1 vessel
🔴 Mar 17 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 18 → 1 vessel
❌ Mar 19 → 0 vessels
🔴 Mar 20 → 1 vessel
🔴 Mar 21 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 22 → 3 vessels
🔴 Mar 23 → 5 vessels
🔴 Mar 24 → 6 vessels
🔴 Mar 25 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 26 → 7 vessels
🔴 Mar 27 → 4 vessels
🟠 Mar 28 → 12 vessels
🔴 Mar 29 → 2 vessels
🔴 Mar 30 → 4 vessels
🔴 Mar 31 → 5 vessels
🔴 Apr 1 → 8 vessels
🔴 Apr 2 → 6 vessels
🟠 Apr 3 → 14 vessels
🟠 Apr 4 → 10 vessels
🟠 Apr 5 → 11 vessels
🔴 Apr 6 → 7 vessels
🟠 Apr 7 → 11 vessels
🔴 Apr 8 → 5 vessels
🔴 Apr 9 → 9 vessels
🔴 Apr 10 → 8 vessels
🟠 Apr 11 → 14 vessels
🟠 Apr 12 → 14 vessels

Sources: Windward Maritime Intelligence, Lloyd’s List, PIB India, regional briefings, Maritime News, Kpler Risk and Compliance.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

BREAKING: The Senate just voted 52-47 to let Trump bomb Iran without Congressional approval.

The Founders gave war powers to Congress for one reason:

To make sure no single man could start a war alone.

That protection just died in the Senate.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

A retired lawyer in the U.S. was watching the news when he saw the story about the new Trump commemorative coin and something immediately didn't sit right with him.
So he did what lawyers do. He went digging...
And he found it. A federal law passed in 1866 that explicitly prohibits living people from appearing on U.S. currency. It's not a grey area. It's not open to interpretation. It's been sitting in the books for over 150 years.
The last time this actually happened was 1926 when a coin featuring Calvin Coolidge was minted while he was still alive and serving as president. The backlash was immediate. The coins were pulled. And the law was reaffirmed...
Now this retired lawyer has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Mint not because of who is on the coin, but because the law says it simply cannot be done. Full stop...
No political agenda. No protest. Just one guy, a dusty legal statute, and a federal case that nobody in Washington apparently saw coming

[Shanaka Anslem Perera ⚡ @shanaka86]

A rumor is circulating on pro-Hezbollah forums that Israel tracked the IP addresses of Hezbollah officials during a Zoom meeting, geolocated 100 positions simultaneously, and struck all of them in ten minutes. The IDF has not confirmed the method. No mainstream outlet has verified it. The rumor originates from Tier-4 sources with zero corroboration from Israeli, American, or independent intelligence reporting.

But the rumor is less important than what it reveals about the strike itself.

One hundred command targets across three geographic zones, Beirut’s southern suburbs, the Beqaa Valley, and southern Lebanon, struck simultaneously in a ten-minute window. Intelligence headquarters. Missile infrastructure. Radwan Force assets. The Aerial Unit that operates Hezbollah’s drone fleet. The IDF confirmed every detail. What the IDF did not confirm is how it knew where every target was at the exact same moment.

That simultaneity is the signature. Hitting 100 targets in sequence is air superiority. Hitting 100 targets in ten minutes is intelligence supremacy. It means real-time location data on the entire senior and mid-tier command structure, updated continuously, cross-referenced with physical infrastructure, and fed into a strike package that executes before anyone can move. Whether the method was Zoom IP tracking, cellular metadata, SIGINT intercepts, human intelligence, or some combination of all four, the capability demonstrated is the same: Israel has penetrated Hezbollah’s operational architecture to a depth that allows simultaneous decapitation across an entire theatre of war.

The pager operation in September 2024 demonstrated that Israel could compromise Hezbollah’s supply chain to deliver explosive devices into the pockets of hundreds of operatives. If the Zoom rumor contains any truth, it represents the evolution from hardware compromise to software compromise, from physical infiltration of devices to digital infiltration of communications. The pagers required months of supply-chain engineering. An IP geolocation exploit requires only that the target connects to a network.

Hezbollah’s response will be predictable: abandon all digital communications. Go dark. Return to couriers and face-to-face meetings. But that response creates its own vulnerability. Couriers can be followed. Face-to-face meetings require physical movement that satellites and drones track. The more Hezbollah retreats from digital infrastructure, the slower its command cycle becomes, and the slower the command cycle, the less capable the organisation is of coordinating the kind of distributed response that Mosaic Defence requires.

This is the intelligence trap that decapitation campaigns create. Every adaptation the target makes to survive reduces its operational effectiveness. Go digital and risk geolocation. Go analogue and risk paralysis. The IDF does not need to confirm the Zoom rumor for it to achieve its strategic purpose. The rumor alone forces Hezbollah to assume its communications are compromised, which degrades command and control whether or not the compromise actually exists.

The pagers changed the supply chain. If the IP tracking is real, it changes the meeting. If neither method was used and Israel has something else entirely, it changes the assumption that any form of communication is secure. In all three cases, the effect is identical: Hezbollah’s command structure operates under the permanent assumption of penetration. And an organisation that assumes it is penetrated behaves like an organisation that already is.

https://t.co/0fIdGsM5qH

[The Middle East @A_M_R_M1]

🚨 Strait of Hormuz transit fees… Oman and Iran at odds, and the U.S. offers a surprise

The potential imposition of fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz has become a focal point of discussions following the temporary ceasefire with Iran, highlighting clear differences between Oman and Iran regarding the management of one of the world’s most important maritime passages.

Oman’s position
Oman’s Transport Minister Said Al-Maawali stated on Wednesday that the sultanate is committed to all international maritime transport agreements, which stipulate no fees for ships passing through the strait, emphasizing that freedom of navigation is a fundamental principle that cannot be compromised.
He noted that many countries, including Iran and the United States, have not signed all international maritime transport agreements, creating what he called a “legal gap.”

Iran’s proposal
Iran defends its proposal, part of a potential political settlement, which includes charging fees for ships passing through the strait, with rates varying based on vessel type and cargo. According to Tehran, the plan is to regulate traffic rather than restrict it.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the country is coordinating with Oman to establish a protocol for vessel transit, including permits and prior approvals, as a step to “facilitate passage.”

Trump’s comments
U.S. President Donald Trump told ABC News on Wednesday that there might be a joint U.S.-Iran project to impose fees on ships passing through the strait, adding: “We’re thinking about doing it as a joint project; it’s a way to secure the strait and protect it from many other parties.”

International rejection
Several countries have strongly opposed any unilateral move to impose transit fees. The UAE stressed that no country can hold the Strait of Hormuz hostage, underlining the need to maintain unrestricted navigation.
Qatar also affirmed that all regional states have the right to use the strait freely and called for postponing discussions on any future financial mechanisms until full stability is restored.

International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez welcomed the ceasefire, stressing cooperation with relevant parties to ensure safe passage for ships, focusing on sailor safety and navigational stability.

Under international maritime law, general transit fees cannot be imposed in international straits, reinforcing objections to Iran’s proposal. The freedom of navigation in Hormuz remains a sensitive issue in regional and global balances.

The strait is a vital artery for global energy, carrying about 20% of the world’s oil supplies, making any proposals to impose fees or restrict navigation highly controversial among littoral states and the international community.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies

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