Paul P. Murphy

OSINT/Visual Investigations Reporter | Former @CNN-er | @RedSox fan

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@djtweets Hey DJ! Paul here. Sent you a DM about an Axios position.

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Kuwait closes airspace, per NOTAM

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Qatar airspace shut down, per NOTAM.

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Bahrain shuts airspace, per NOTAM.

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Israel closes airspace, per NOTAM, to all flights except civilian/military flights with prior permission.

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Iraq closes airspace, per NOTAM, after explosions in Tehran/Iran.

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Iranian state media banner confirms Israel conducted military strikes on Tehran.

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Iranian state media flashing a banner that confirms smoke is rising in Tehran after explosions were heard.

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The NOTAM ends at 1200 GMT/1530 Tehran time.

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Iran has just closed its airspace according to a NOTAM.

A0715/26 NOTAMN
Q) OIIX/QAFLC/IV/NBO/E/000/999/
A) OIIX B) 2602280630 C) 2602281200
E) TEHRAN FIR CLSD

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Iran just closed part of its airspace above Tehran this morning according to a NOTAM. Planes use the airway in the red box to fly OVER Tehran (they don't land there).

Planes landing in Tehran can still use it.

The NOTAM ends on May 1.

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@GeoConfirmed

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Protest in Zahedan, Iran. Some sort of smoke seen rising in one of the videos; both were taken outside of the Grand Makki Mosque during Friday prayers.

There's unconfirmed reports (no video supporting) that claims authorities were firing live rounds at protesters.

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This wouldn't be the first time Zahedan has seen violence.
https://t.co/FJAbKjqggf

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Most intriguing US strike in Venezuela is the 2 buildings on remote road above Fuerte Tiuna military complex.

Right in the middle of that road is a large building with partially covered driveway.

Wonder who may have been there?

Imagery from @vantortech

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.@BlackSky_Inc IDs additional damage at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, likely from US Tomahawks. The images are taken by their new Gen-3 sats (35cm), so can see a lot more detail.

Have to wonder what was so important about the building the US hit at 32.583, 51.824

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Digging further into the archival Maxar QuickBird imagery, a rough layout of the visible underground infrastructure at Natanz appears (in green). The strike locations are in red.

Notably, the entrance building to these has not yet been targeted by a strike.

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What was hit by the US at Natanz? A 2003 image from when @Maxar was known as DigitalGlobe lets us see.

The second image, shows what the Iranians built underground at Natanz. And it shows the second crater was targeting a second underground section of that facilities there.

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Fordow is dramatically different from Natanz, where the Iranians constructed an underground structure and then buried it.

All of the construction at Fordow, as seen in Landsat 7 images, was underground. And it was very, very deep.

Hence why the US engineer the GBU-57.

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How did we get from a bit of remote land in rural Iran to the US bombing what's now the Natanz Nuclear Facility?

Construction began in April 2000.

Imagery from the since decommissioned Landsat 7 shows us the construction of the project over time.

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How did we get from a bit of remote land in rural Iran to the US bombing what's now the Natanz Nuclear Facility?

Construction began in April 2000.

Imagery from the since decommissioned Landsat 7 shows us the construction of the project over time.

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@MeraMeraska @Shayan86 @Maxar Sorry for the delay computer was trying to murder me.
https://t.co/HP2izlkubl

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What was hit by the US at Natanz? A 2003 image from when @Maxar was known as DigitalGlobe lets us see.

The second image, shows what the Iranians built underground at Natanz. And it shows the second crater was targeting a second underground section of that facilities there.

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@MeraMeraska @Shayan86 @Maxar I think you're right. Going to publish something momentarily on this.