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[Martina Bet @martinabettt]

Excl: Chinese-made “smart vapes” could be used to spy on Brits through their mobile phones, a Labour MP warns today.

Graeme Downie is urging ministers to investigate fears internet-connected e-cigarettes could harvest sensitive data, track users’ movements and expose them to cyber attacks.

His comments follow warnings from US senators sophisticated Chinese-made vaping devices may be capable of connecting to smartphones and collecting  information.

https://t.co/HMKi3QRj5O

[Charlie B @supbrow]

@INDOPACOM reports that the falsely-flagged (stateless) tanker DAVINA (9259367), aka LENORE, seized.

It was blacklisted by @UANI in 2022 and sanctioned by 🇺🇸 OFAC in 2024

It as last spotted by @TankerTrackers in an anchorage area offshore Galle, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰, (in international waters) and also pinged briefly on AIS, today.

See the @UANI Iran War Shipping Update for more info:
https://t.co/soAFHZ9oU9

Where @JemimaShelley wrote:
Iran-linked tankers have been anchoring about 20 km offshore from Galle, Sri Lanka, likely for logistical support from local service providers but also in response to pressure from the U.S. blockade. On June 3, three Iran-flagged tankers, all unladen, plus three ghost fleet tankers, one of which carrying Iranian crude which is indicated by the red highlight in the map below, were anchored near Galle.
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@daniel_c_roth @JasonMBrodsky @mercoglianos @AsiriFernandoLK @detresfa_ @MT_Anderson @tom_bike @johnkonrad @BDHerzinger @cdrsalamander @alessionaval @captsingh @brentdsadler @HMongilio @GordianKnotRay

[U.S. Indo-Pacific Command @INDOPACOM]

Overnight, U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel MT DAVINA located in the Indian Ocean within the INDOPACOM area of responsibility.

We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate.

International waters cannot be used as a shield by sanctioned actors. The Department of War will continue to deny illicit act ors and their vessels freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain.

[Faytuks Network @FaytuksNetwork]

U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel MT Davina in the Indian Ocean overnight - U.S. Indo-Pacific Command says

[Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 @bayraktar_1love]

Aftermath of the strike on one of five vessels attacked in the Sea of Azov.

[Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 @bayraktar_1love]

💙💛 185 Ukrainian defenders have returned home from Russian captivity today.

The exchange also included one civilian, while many of the returning Ukrainians had been held in Russian captivity since 2022, spending years as prisoners of war before finally coming home.

[Naval Analyses @D__Mitch]

🇻🇪 Venezuela's Navy and Coast Guard units appear to be in poor condition, with maintenance issues clearly visible. Photos via Galvaner1062 | https://t.co/3HQpwTQKWO.

[Taiwan Defense News Tracker 🇹🇼 @TaiwansDefense]

Attack submarine ROCS Hai Kun is combat-capable, CSBC Corporation Taiwan chairman Chen Cheng-hung says.

The submarine will conduct its 17th sea trial and 11th undersea trial on 6/5.

(Liberty Times)

[Majakovsk @Majakovsk73]

49 persone morte di sete nel sahel. Nigerini in rientro dal Mali per le festività. Camion si è rotto in pieno deserto, solo 2 persone si sono salvate percorrendo 50km a piedi e trovando un pozzo d'acqua. Storia che sembra incredibile nel 2026.

[Rob Lee @RALee85]

.@kriegsforscherD and I have a new post about Russia's experiment with its own Drone Line initiative and employment of UAS from last year.

[Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 @bayraktar_1love]

A Crimean resident has switched to horseback as the peninsula faces a fuel crisis, riding through Simferopol past seemingly endless queues at empty gas stations.

[Karim Sadjadpour @ksadjadpour]

RIP Marjane Satrapi, a brilliant mind and a wonderful soul, gone far too soon. Like many Iranians she remained dedicated to her homeland despite decades in exile:

“I call Iran home because no matter how long I live in France, and despite the fact that I feel also French after all these years, to me the word ‘home’ has only one meaning: Iran.”

“No matter how much I am in love with Paris and its indescribable beauty, Tehran with all its ugliness will in my eyes forever be the ‘bride’ of all cities around the world.”

https://t.co/yu63M4aorC

[Faytuks Network @FaytuksNetwork]

IAEA chief Grossi says last month’s drone strike on the UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant seriously compromised nuclear safety

[Nadeen Ebrahim @NadeenEbrahim9]

EXCLUSIVE: Israel sent troops to Azerbaijan during Iran war as part of secret network across region, sources say

Brilliant piece by @talshalev1 and @TimListerCNN

https://t.co/wbM3TCk1Cp

[Alex Plitsas 🇺🇸 @alexplitsas]

Polar opposite of the GWOT intel analysts who felt the need to try and overdo the pronunciation of Arabic and Pashto words to the point where they were unintelligible in an attempt to gain credibility and cool points

[Janis Kluge @jakluge]

Impossible - the turbines at the pumping station are broken, remember? At least that's what you claimed when you cut off Germany's gas supplies in 2022 to create an energy crisis.

[Status-6 (War & Military News) @Archer83Able]

🇷🇴 An unmanned surface vessel detonated in the Romanian port of Constana, near the headquarters of the Romanian Agency for Life Saving at Sea.

Romanian services managed to secure the area beforehand, hence there were no casualties, Romanian Defense Ministry informed.

According to the statement from the Romanian MoD, The naval drone that detonated in Constanta is of the type used in the Russia-Ukraine war, though no more details were provided.

[Charlie B @supbrow]

Jask anchorage 🇮🇷
3 JUN 2026: #Sentinel2 🛰️📷
5 JUN 2026: #Sentinel1 🛰️📷

If you have maritime-OCD, this is very satisfying. 🤓

@JemimaShelley @TankerTrackers @ed_fin @mercoglianos

[Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 @bayraktar_1love]

🚢💥 Five Vessels Hit in Overnight Ukrainian Drone Operation

Operators of the 1st Separate Center of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck five vessels overnight on June 5 in the ports of Mariupol, Berdiansk, and in the coastal waters of occupied southern Ukraine.

The targeted vessels included cargo ships and a tanker involved in logistics operations between occupied ports. According to the source, all five vessels were successfully hit during the operation.

[Alex Luck @AlexLuck9]

Again with the "cancel deals" headline. No deal ever happened. Germany issued a request for purchase, supposedly via FMS. The US wont base own GLCM troops in Germany (for now). Thats it.

Either way it reinforces the need for European CM capability. https://t.co/mmdZm88PIb