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Within both the IDF and the Mossad, the prevailing view was that the campaign against Iran should have opened with a far more crushing blow, a “blackout strike,” including plunging Tehran into darkness by disabling power stations in order to destabilize the regime. This proposal was not accepted in either Jerusalem or Washington. - Ynet

🇬🇧🇺🇸NSF DIEGO GARCIA 🧐 Mar 26 imagery reveals significant shifts in the operational footprint at DG. ➡️Heavy Lift: After sitting at anchor inside the lagoon since Oct '25, USNS Pililaau (T-AKR 304) is now just outside the atoll (likely ready to depart). FWIW, A single Bob Hope-class can lift an entire US Army Task Force (58 tanks, 900+ vehicles). Where is she headed? ➡️Replenishing the Replenishers: A Lewis & Clark-class dry cargo ship (T-AKE) is now in the atoll. With no recent resupply vessels spotted at Duqm, Salalah, or Djibouti, DG may be taking over that role. If true, that is a massively extended logistics chain for the Lincoln CSG ➡️VLS Reload: The DDG remains pierside. Notably, there is visible activity focused over the bow—perhaps a forward VLS reload. ➡️South apron remains busy with heavy transport and aerial refueling assets (likely)

A Pakistani diplomat says continuing U.S.-Iran negotiations will require concessions from both sides.

او افزود: کلمات نفرت‌پراکنانه نباید بخشی از گفتمان ما باشد