AnObserver

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[AnObserver @WatchingEurasia]

Just launched a think tank with some of the most impressive people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. I’ve been aiming to build a think tank for a few years but only recently assembled a team of businesspeople, politicians, & activists. Exciting first step.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Ukrainian attack drones struck the Russian port city of Azov this morning, hitting an oil and fuel terminal, setting it ablaze.

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Anand: "We see the Russian threat moving further and further north towards the Arctic Circle. And we therefore need to be at all times prepared across various domains. Forty percent of Canada's landmass is in the Arctic. Seventy percent of our coastline is in the Arctic."

[UNITED24 Media @United24media]

⚡️ Zelenskyy: "We offered Russia a way to end this war long ago, and every day it chooses to prolong it should bring the reality of war back to where it began – to Russia."

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

⚡️ Another blow to Putin! Saratov oil refinery completely halts operations

The refinery has stopped processing crude oil following a drone attack, Reuters reports.

It is one of Russia's oldest oil refineries and a key fuel production facility in the Volga region.

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

"60% of Canadians think Carney has done a very good or good job of handling the economy. That compares with 24% who think he’s done a poor or very poor job."
https://t.co/bnufIOUUfx

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

The IRGC has announced that in what they call the “first stage” of Iranian strikes on their Gulf neighbors and U.S, bases and infrastructure, they targeted two U.S. bases in Kuwait, including Ali Salem Airbase, and U.S. bases in Bahrain.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Air raid sirens are sounding in Bahrain as Iran begins another night of air attacks across the Gulf region in response to US strikes.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

The ceasefire with Iran has “temporarily ceased” -US official to CNN

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Footage of an American airstrike hitting the Iranian port of Chabahar tonight, knocking out the maritime control tower.

[VolgaLad @cym27s]

The U.S. has so far struck more than 150 targets across southern Iran tonight

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

U.S. Central Command has confirmed that strike operations, ordered by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, have been renewed against targets in Iran, in order to limit their ability to target commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s targeting of commercial maritime traffic in the strait, a blatant violation of the MOU, was the impetus for this most recent spate of reciprocal strikes between the U.S. and Iran.

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

Erdogan on the Strait of Hormuz: "We have done and will do everything we can. We will not allow, and do not want, the strait to become a sea of war."

[Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker ♟ @pelositracker]

Breaking: President Trump says the ceasefire between U.S. and Iran is over

"I don't want to deal with them anymore, they are scum"

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

A few parts of this statement may come as a shock to Japan.

[AnObserver @WatchingEurasia]

‘…in today’s world, trade in energy and other commodities are becoming geopolitical levers—a potential strategic advantage for some, and a potential strategic weakness for others. This is a profound change, with implications across the energy system and beyond.’ 2/2

[AnObserver @WatchingEurasia]

Worth a read! ‘These two major shocks of 2022 and 2026 challenge the basic premise of interdependence on which the international energy architecture was built.’ 1/2

[Fatih Birol @fbirol]

The global energy map is being redrawn in real time

As a result of the Iran war, many countries are reviewing their energy strategies, as trust is now among the scarcest commodities in the energy world today

My new opinion article for @ForeignPolicy ⬇️ https://t.co/ziVR4PYDIz

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

❗️Nine more Russian shadow fleet tankers struck in the Sea of Azov last night!

That makes 21 tankers struck within 72 hours: 19 shadow fleet tankers, 1 bulk carrier and 1 ferry.

That is beyond impressive!

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

During a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO Summit in Turkey on July 8, U.S. President Donald Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky if he would consider traveling to Moscow for negotiations.

Video: President Volodymyr Zelensky; Exilenova_plus / Telegram.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

⚡ President Trump to President Zelenskyy:

We are gonna give you a license to make Patriots.

This way he can't complain that we are not giving him enough.

Make them yourself.

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

BREAKING 🔴

Trump on Iran: "We'll probably hit them hard again tonight. I'll give them a little warning. We're gonna hit them hard tonight."