Max Lane

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

According to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet, a U.S. Navy MH-60S "Sea Hawk" assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea at approximately 3:30 a.m. ET.

Three of the four crew members have been recovered and are in stable condition. U.S. Navy assets are continuing to search for the remaining missing crew member.

The Navy stated there are no indications the incident was the result of hostile fire.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Yet another Iranian medium-range ballistic missile equipped with a cluster warhead has detonated over Israel tonight, with munitions from the missile seen falling moments ago over Central Israel.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Speaking this morning on Fox News, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham advocated for the ongoing conflict with Iran, urging other countries in join, while push for similar military action against Cuba:

“I'm not looking for a fair fight. If we get in a fight, I want to win it. I want to win it quick. I'm in Miami. You see this hat? Free Cuba. Stay tuned. The Liberation of Cuba is upon us. It's just a matter of time now. You see this, that? Make Iran Great. President Trump said the only way to Make Iran Great is for the people to take over. We're marching through the world. We're cleaning out the bad guys. We're going to have relationships with new people that will make us prosperous and safe. I've never seen anybody like it. This is Ronald Reagan Plus. Donald Trump is resetting the world in a way nobody could have dreamed of a year ago. He is the greatest Commander-in-Chief of all time. Our military is the best of all time. Iran is going down and Cuba is next.”

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

President Donald J. Trump during his first-year press briefing earlier today at the White House: “You remember when they used to say that the people that come into our country as immigrants are very nice people, they're wonderful people, they don't commit crime. No, they make our criminals look like babies. They make our Hells Angels look like the sweetest people on Earth. The Hells Angels are now considered a nice, high-quality person. I like the Hells Angels. They voted for me. They protected me, actually, believe it or not. But they make our criminals look like babies.”

[Ryan Burns @RyanBurnsMN]

3rd and 1, and the RG whiffs for a TFL.

Another punt for the Minnesota offense.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Sirens were not activated in Poland during the last intrusion of drones launched by Russia.

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

SOME DETAILS OF ISRAELS OPENING STIKE ON TEHRAN - OSINT613

Israel’s preemptive military operation against Iran appears to have severely crippled Tehran’s missile command structure and its capacity to retaliate, following a complex deception campaign led by Israeli intelligence.

According to sources familiar with the operation, Mossad initiated a targeted disinformation effort days before the strike. Using falsified communications through Iranian channels, they triggered what appeared to be an emergency meeting. The ruse successfully drew the entire senior leadership of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, including Commander General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, his deputies, and key technical personnel, into a fortified bunker outside Tehran.

Moments before the strike began, that bunker was hit in a precision airstrike, eliminating Iran’s top missile command. Israeli officials say the goal was clear; prevent the launch of what was believed to be over 1,000 ballistic missiles aimed at Israeli territory.

There was absolutely no one alive to give the command to strike back.

Immediately afterward, Israel launched a sweeping campaign across Tehran and other strategic areas, hitting missile sites, infrastructure, and air defenses. The operation had been years in preparation. Mossad sleeper cells, embedded in Iran since as early as 2007, had smuggled hundreds of drones and military equipment into the country using commercial trucks. These assets remained dormant until activated in the hours before the operation.

As the assault began, pre-positioned drones were launched to disable Iran’s air defense grid and blind its radar systems. Simultaneously, Mossad teams on the ground carried out a wave of targeted assassinations against Revolutionary Guard figures, paralyzing command structures across multiple regions.

It is estimated that over 15 percent of Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal was destroyed in the opening wave. Nearly all critical air defense systems in and around Tehran were neutralized in the first hour. At the same time, Israeli strikes targeted top nuclear scientists involved in the regime’s advanced enrichment program.

Iran’s ability to respond collapsed. What was expected to be a massive retaliation was reduced to just 150 ballistic missiles launched 20 hours after the Israeli operation began, spread across three waves, a fraction of what had been anticipated.

Israeli officials now estimate more than 40 percent of Iran’s launch infrastructure has been wiped out. While Tehran has promised further retaliation, the extent of its remaining capabilities remains in doubt.

Netanyahu described the strike as a “Pager operation on steroids,” referring to the covert Mossad mission that targeted over 3,500 Hezbollah operatives. This time, the operation went further eliminating top commanders, dismantling strategic defenses, and neutralizing missile capabilities in one of the most sophisticated preemptive military actions in recent history.

[AG @AGHamilton29]

Please say a prayer tonight for the safety of Israelis, Iranians, and other innocents in the region in the coming days.

May this also start the road to the end of the Islamic Republic and freedom for the Iranian people.

[Max Lane @skierguy06]

@JonKrawczynski Do you think this is a move before another move? Or is this the move?

[Max Lane @skierguy06]

Amazing but chilling thread to look through.

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

9/11 : The Day That Changed the World Forever.

A rare thread

1. A UPS worker working during 9/11 chaos.

[ESPN @espn]

Welles Crowther was a former Boston College lacrosse player whose trademark was a red bandana.

On September 11, 2001, he led people to safety after terrorists struck the World Trade Center.

This is his story.

[AG @AGHamilton29]

Really incredible how many lives Israel saved today.

Hezbollah reportedly planned to launch thousands of missiles to overwhelm the missile defense at 5 am. The inevitable result would have been a lot of deaths and a major escalation/reply which would have then led to a ton more innocent deaths in Lebanon.

Instead, Israel preemptively located and destroyed 40+ missile launch sites just before they were set to deploy, thereby foiling Hezbollah’s entire plan. The group is putting out statements based on an alternate reality where they had a major show of force, but that’s because they don’t have a choice to avoid publicly admitting to their continued failure.

Of course the real problem is that if Hezbollah does not take the off-ramp, that escalation could still come in the future. But for today, this was a major win for the good guys and saved a ton of lives.

[Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_]

I reached out to VP Kamala Harris’ campaign on Tuesday , asking if she stands by her past positions on immigration:

Close ICE detention centers on day one?

Decriminalize illegal crossings?

“Start over from scratch” with ICE?

50+ hours later - zero response.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

An Anonymous Israeli Official has told the Washington Post that the Israeli Military carried out an Airstrike tonight inside of Iran, with the Strike being in Retaliation for last Saturday’s Large-Scale Iranian Attack against Israel; the Damage from the Strike is currently Unknown but the Official stated it was Primarily a Warning against Iran, showing that Israel has the Capability to the Strike Targets within Iranian Territory.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Tonight has Proven that Israel has the Ability and the Capability to launch Strikes against Iranian Territory without almost anyone knowing it’s coming and likely without the Support of the United States, if I was Iran I would be beyond Nervous.

[Naftali Bennett נפתלי בנט @naftalibennett]

Some points regarding the overnight Iranian missile attack on Israel:

1. Contrary to what pundits are saying, this wasn’t designed merely as “bells and whistles” with no damage.

When you shoot 350 flying objects timed to hit Israel at the same moment,
when you use three fundamentally different weapon types—cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and UAVs,
you’re looking to penetrate Israel’s defenses and kill Israelis.

2. The US administration is telling us: “This is a victory, you’ve already won by thwarting the missiles.
No need for any further action.”
No, it’s NOT a victory.
Yes, it’s a remarkable success of Israel’s air defense systems, but it’s not a victory.

When a bully tries to hit you 350 times and only succeeds seven time, you’ve NOT won.

You don’t win wars just by intercepting your enemy’s hits, nor do you deter it.
Your enemy will just try harder with more and better weapons and methods next time.
How DO you deter?
By exacting a deeply painful price.

3. It’s incorrect to say “nobody got hurt”.
There’s a 7 year-old Israeli-Arab girl called Amina Elhasuny fighting for her life.
That’s who coward Khamenei hit.

4. The Islamic Republic of Iran made a big mistake.
For the past 30 years it’s been wreaking havoc on the region—through its proxies.
A terror-octopus whose head is Tehran, and its tentacles are in Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Gaza.

How convenient.
The Mullahs send others to conduct horrendous terror attacks, and die for them.
Other people’s blood.

Israel’s strategic mistake for the past 30 years was to play along this strategy.
We always fought the Octopus’ arms, but hardly exacted a price from its Iranian head.
This should change now:
Hezbollah or Hamas shoots a rocket at Israel?
Tehran pays a price.

5. The enemy is the Iranian REGIME, not the wonderful Iranian people.
The Iranian regime reminds me of the Soviet regime in 1985: corrupt to the core, old, incompetent, despised by its own people, and destined to collapse.
The sooner the better.
The West can accelerate the regime’s inevitable collapse with a set of soft and clever actions, short of military force.
Remember, USSR collapsed without any need for a direct American attack.
Let’s do this.

6. Israel is fighting everybody’s war. In Gaza, Lebanon and Tehran.
We’re considered “the small satan” by radical Islam. America is the big one.

I’ll be clear: if these crazy fanatic Islamic terrorists get away with murder by hiding among civilians, this method will be adopted by terrorists worldwide.

We’re not asking anyone to fight for us. We’ll do the job.
But we do expect our allies to have our back, especially when it’s tough—and now it’s tough.

Be on the right side and help us defeat these horrible and savage regimes.

[Gray Duck Spirits @grayduckspirits]

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[AG @AGHamilton29]

Pls consider watching all 30 minutes of Mia Schem’s interview at some point.

She’s the first hostage who really fully publicly details everything she went through in Hamas captivity. Not an easy watch, but very necessary.

https://t.co/jQLqcIAwjM

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